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• Value analytics: the new science of saving: process offers better information, decision making and control 

  Most hospitals are throwing darts at an elusive and moving target in order to find their best value analysis (VA) candidates, and with meager...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 10/01/09 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• Build accountability into your value analysis process: here are 3 proven tactics to inspire peak performance 

  If I had to point to just one thing that is holding back value analysis (VA) teams from being peak performers it would be the lack of...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 08/01/09 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• Game changed by 2009 recession: here are 3 game-changing moves to neutralize economic fears 

  I thought 2008 was a roller coaster ride with the huge spikes in the cost of energy and then the first phase of the Wall Street bailout. I...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 06/01/09 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• Offsetting price increases in tough times: raising cost must be counter-balanced with savings strategies 

  From my prospective, 2008 was one of the most inflationary roller coaster rides that I have seen in healthcare in the last 20 years. From my...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 04/01/09 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• Building the momentum for change: 5 steps to move beyond the old ways of doing things 

  Are you frustrated with your value analysis team's inability to make real change happen? Are you talking for the 100th time about the same things...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 02/01/09 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• The last frontier in supply chain management: here's how to master your typically neglected service spend 

  We would all like to think that we have total control of all of our supply chain expenses, but from my experience, I can say emphatically that this...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 12/01/08 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• Effectively influencing up: here's how to get everything you need and want from the C-suite 

  I don't believe you'll hear what I'm going to talk about anywhere else in healthcare because I don't think that anyone is really thinking about the...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 10/01/08 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• The future of supply chain expense management: utilization management drives ultimate success 

  For years, those of us in the supply chain management industry have mostly skirted around utilization management. Because there have been so many...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 08/01/08 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• Show them the money: 4 metrics to prove the financial impact of your initiatives 

  I'm often asked, "How can I obtain my senior management's support for my supply chain initiatives since my management never seems to take an...

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 06/01/08 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication

• Zero waste must be your goal: supply chain managers can make a huge impact by eliminating waste in 8 areas 

  Toyota is having a major new initiative called "Why Not?" This is a drive toward zero waste in all of their divisions and manufacturing plants....

  Healthcare Purchasing News, 04/01/08 by Robert T. Yokl · More from publication