Getting Unstuck
Savings Beyond Price -Weekly eNewsletter – February 24, 2009
Robert T. Yokl
President & Chief Value Strategist
Greeting,
Getting Unstuck
Failure to “get unstuck” can put your career as well as the health of your healthcare organization – at risk. By this I mean in times of peril, like we are experiencing now, the old ways of doing things (price, standardization and capitation) aren’t going to lead you to NEW paths of success.
You must develop a new vision and a new fervor for your supply chain operations in order to move past what you have been doing so that you can create a new roadmap to lasting success. A good way to start on this new path for “getting unstuck” is to imagine what savings strategies you would pursue if price, standardization and capitation savings opportunities completely disappeared from your radar screen.
This scenario actually happened to my firm 10 years ago when GPOs took away all or most of the price saving opportunities that we were identifying for our clients. We then had to “get unstuck” and move on to new and better savings strategies, tactics and techniques (utilization, value analysis, and contract management) so that we could continue to bring value to our clients. In doing so, we found new paths to longer-lasting savings for our clients – beyond price — then we ever thought possible.
The vivid picture that I just described to you isn’t fiction, but a fact! Price, standardization and capitation savings are rapidly fading from your radar screen. If you don’t decide to “get unstuck” and move on to new paths you will be at an impasse that will put you and your healthcare organization – at risk.
Your Partner In Savings Beyond Price™,
Robert T Yokl
Chief Value Strategist
Strategic Value Analysis® In Healthcare
1-800-220-4274
P.S. If you are really looking to “get unstuck” by traveling on new paths you will want to sign up for our latest webinar “Game Changer: 2009 Recession” where we will discuss this topic in detail.
P.P.S. I want to remind you to take a look at our latest version of our Utilizer Dashboard Software today. You have to see how this software tool will give you fast, efficient and easy to use low cost tool to help you drive out all of your savings beyond price then you need to take a look at the Utilizer today! You have to see the Utilizer to Believe it!
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“Beware of Standardization”
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