AHVAP President Elect’s Letter

Healthcare is a contact sport, and one that requires a constant attention to detail. Most importantly, however, it takes courageous leadership that transcends organizations both vertically and horizontally to advance evidence-based practice and reduce preventable costs. AHVAP is built on the backs of many brave and courageous leaders including Founding members, Past Presidents and Board Members, Industry Partners, expert speakers, and many other stakeholders. What makes AHVAP special and truly unique is its open spirit of collaboration and dedication to advancing the specialty of healthcare value analysis. This partnership between clinical providers, healthcare systems, distributors, contractors/consultants, manufacturers, and other partners is one-of-a-kind and positions AHVAP to truly take the specialty to new heights.

Whether you are driving service line, system wide change, or national change, it is still change. We all recognize that change is hard and sometimes can be painful. AHVAP is here to champion the change within our profession, to deliver industry-leading clinical education, and to listen to the needs of our members. As your Board of Directors takes continued actions to advance our Association, each of you is a pivotal piece of this puzzle. Together, we will create a specialty that is both recognized by healthcare executives, but also serves as the gold standard for our specialty. The next few years will prove to be difficult for healthcare as a segment, but anything is possible with courageous leadership. AHVAP will stand up and support you, our valued members, and provide you with the resources needed to take the profession to the next level.

I challenge each of you to not only identify your superpower, but to fully use it too. This natural gift that you possess can carry you far not only in your career, but also in your personal life and development. I could not be more excited about the future of AHVAP or our great profession than I am at this moment. I challenge each of you to engage, ignite, and take action to advance our specialty and become active within AHVAP. Let’s be courageous together!

Sincerely,

Karen Niven, MS, BSN, RN, CVAHP
2022 AHVAP President-Elect
Board of Directors