NEWS FROM AROUND AHVAP

Association of National Account Executives

AHVAP President Liz Eisenberg, Dee Donatelli, a past president, and Barbara Strain, Strategic Board Liaison, facilitated a Q&A session around the topic of “Value Analysis in the Future World Order” to Supplier National Account Executives at the ANAE West conference in Phoenix last week. Great questions about best practices to complete a cross reference, what should a VAC Pack look like, how value analysis is different now post COVID, and other topics like is there order amongst the chaos? It was a great exchange of ideas and frank discussion of how we all have responsibility to bring US healthcare together in value.

Healthcare Hygiene Magazine

The June issue of Healthcare Hygiene Magazine will be out soon and features AHVAP’s latest article of compiled interviews by Garry Kauffman, RT: an active AHVAP member who surveyed Respiratory Care leaders about responses to and learnings from the pandemic.

If you have a value analysis related infection prevention and control or hygiene related story that you’d like to share, please contact AHVAP at info@AHVAP.org and type HHM Article Interest in the subject line.

Health Connect Partners Conference, New Orleans, May 18-20

Through a new IBEC agreement with Health Connect Partners, AHVAP sent Gloria Graham, Chair IBEC committee and Northeast Region Director, and Barbara Strain, Strategic Board Liaison to staff, its booth in the HCP Reverse Expo. Additionally, Gloria and Barbara along with Terri Nelson, Central Region Director, and Laura Polson, a past president and current Annual Conference co-chair, provided value analysis learning during a panel presentation titled: Clinical Integration through the Lens of Value Analysis.

Spring Symposium Collaboration between AHVAP, Healthcare Hygiene Magazine, The Pearce Foundation for Scientific Endeavor-extended listening time.

Not able to catch the live airing of the recorded presentations on the theme of Health Value Analysis and Infection Prevention? Well, they are available on demand here.

Journal of Healthcare Contracting

The Journal of Healthcare Contracting April 2022 edition published two value analysis articles featuring Terri Nelson, AHVAP Central Region Director and Director Value Analysis, CQVA at the Mayo clinic. Follow the link - https://www.jhconline.com/april-2022.html to find these value analysis articles:

• Frontiers of the Healthcare Supply Chain: Value Analysis with a Clinical Perspective – focus on current VA at Mayo Clinic and the impact caused by covid
• Frontiers of the Healthcare Supply Chain: Value Analysis: 20 Years in the Making – focus on the formation and evolution of VA at Mayo