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What is the Future of Healthcare Value Analysis and the Potential Moving Forward?

August 1, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions I was recently interviewed on a new podcast called Power Supply Chain Podcast on which we talked about the future of […]

Back to Basics – Forward to Big Savings

April 22, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions As the major league baseball season has just wrapped up their Spring Training and started their season, this is a good reminder for Value Analysis […]

How to Select a Candidate for a Value Analysis Study

April 21, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions First, I would like to explain the difference between a study and a project. A value analysis study is a detailed investigation and analysis of the functions of a […]

How Do You Know if Your Supply Costs are Running High, Low, or Right Where They Should Be?

April 21, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions At this point in time, it is safe to say that we are well beyond using gut feel as a way of measuring our supply […]

The #1 Critical Success Factor to Saving Big in the Healthcare Supply Chain

April 21, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions The most important first few hours you can spend on any value analysis, supply utilization, or even major organization-wide value initiative is to “plan it […]

How Much Are You Saving With Your Value Analysis Program?

April 21, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions The established purpose of value analysis, created by Larry Miles in the 1940s at GE, was to look for lower cost functional alternatives to the products, services, technologies, and […]

February 2021 – Featured Articles – Healthcare Value Analysis and Utilization Management Magazine

February 26, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Featured Articles Featured Article – Optimizing Patient Care in the Emergency Department Using a Guidewire-Assisted Intravascular Catheter Approved for Placement in the Internal and External Jugular Veins – Andrew Little, DO, AdventHealth Central Florida, KaiDan Guan, MBDC, BHSc, CRG-EVERSANA […]

Turbocharge Your Value Analysis and Utilization Management Savings in 2021

February 9, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Robert T. Yokl, President/CEO, SVAH Solutions I was just asked today by the editor of HPN Magazine to comment on the trend that most healthcare organizations consider value analysis to be a synonym of “product […]

Improve Your Strengths and Overcome Your Weaknesses

February 9, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions Through my 28 plus years in the healthcare supply chain and value analysis world, I have seen many value analysis professionals over the years and […]

Best Practices for Your Bottom Line in 2021

February 9, 2021 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Operations — SVAH Solutions Hello 2021! I think most of us are happy to see 2020 pass us by and we can now focus on our goals for 2021. […]

Featured Articles November 2020 – Healthcare VA & SUM Magazine

November 30, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Featured Articles Featured Article – What Value Analysis Leaders Need to Know About Mattress Contamination – Bruce Rippe, Chairman, CEO, Trinity Guardion, Edmond Hooker, MD, Ph.D., Trinity Guardion Managing Editors Note –There is Always a New Way – Robert […]

What Do I Say to Supply Chain Professionals Who Don’t Believe in Savings Beyond Price?

November 19, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

By Robert W. Yokl, Sr. VP, Supply Chain & Value Analysis — SVAH Solutions What do I say to supply chain professionals who don’t believe in savings beyond price? I think the best way to […]

What Value Analysis Leaders Need to Know About Mattress Contamination

November 19, 2020 Robert Yokl Comments Off

Bruce Rippe, Chairman, CEO, Trinity Guardion Edmond Hooker, MD, Ph.D., Trinity Guardion Many hospital leaders don’t know that what might be hidden under the covers could be making their patients sick and costing them money. […]