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On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl takes us on a quick trip through common sense benchmarking in your hospital: “You need to have a system in place to continuously benchmark everything that is important in your supply chain operation’s performance, such as people, projects, and performance, especially when it comes…

It seems like everyone is implementing a new ERP these days, but are you expecting technology to be a simple and easy solution to solve all your problems? What are some common obstacles and objections related to this transformational change in your healthcare organization? A new ERP solution is a significant long-term commitment so sustainability…

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl delves into the critically important topic of KPIs in healthcare Supply Chain: “I’m sure you have heard the phrase “what is measured happens.” This phrase is the genesis or reason for creating and then measuring your individual KPIs. Without KPIs, you will never know…

For many healthcare organizations, space is at a premium. Especially when it comes to storing supplies that are necessary for patient care. Keeping them organized can also be difficult considering that a multitude of staff from a variety of departments require constant access. On this episode of Power Supply Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin…

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl argues for looking beyond a price-only view of your Supply Chain responsibilities: “If you are just attacking the price at the pump, then you are missing huge savings opportunities in your products, configurations, deliveries, and disposal cost. While price is important, it pales in…

You may already know about the Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management’s (AHRMM) CQO movement, but have you heard about the YPAC (Young Professionals Advisory council)? Perhaps you’ve earned your Certified Material & Resource Professional (CMRP) and attended AHRMM’s annual conference and exhibition to get CECs, but you’ll be surprised to hear all…

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl makes the case for looking at the big picture and big wins available to your hospital Supply Chain team: “Don’t get bogged down researching special requests, or as I like to call it “trivia”, when there are dozens of high value savings targets that…

How do you incorporate operational measurements into the larger context of managing expenses and delivering care to the community? Is your health system able to effectively connect those measures to the most important KPI, patient outcomes? On this episode of Power Supply Lana Makhanik, CEO from VueMed joins Hays Waldrop, Garry Skinner and Justin Poulin…

On this week’s episode of Power Supply Articles On-the-Go, Bob Yokl describes the importance of diagnosing your healthcare Supply Chain challenges before trying to implement a solution: “The simple truth is that we, as an industry, are treating symptoms of a problem more often than the actual cause of the behavior with so-so results. To…