AHVAP Launches New Position Statement on the Role of the Industry Partner in Healthcare Value Analysis

Dear AHVAP Members and Partners:

As we wind down 2023, I am excited to share with you an exciting new Position Statement that is now available for both AHVAP members and the general public: Becoming a Strategic Industry Partner. This newly developed and released document was designed to help define the important role that Industry Partners play in the delivery of healthcare and also differentiate between Industry Partners and Medical Vendors. We recommend that you broadly share this new document with your leadership team to educate them about our specialty. If you are not already board certified in healthcare value analysis, now is the time to seek your CVAHP™ certification or one of the AHVAP Certification Center's new micro-certifications. 

I would like to thank the efforts of our contributors to this position statement who are listed below. This highly skilled group of experts from across our membership has rigorously worked on the creation and editing of this document over the last month. This is a Position Statement that all AHVAP members, Industry Partners, and healthcare value analysis professionals should be proud of! 

Position Statement Contributors:

Sharon Roberts, BSN, RN, CVAHP™, Committee Chair

Anne Marie Orlando, MBA, BS, RN, RCIS, CVAHP™, PNAP, AHVAP Board Liaison

J. Hudson Garrett Jr., Ph.D., MSN, MPH, MBA, FNP-BC, IP-BC, PLNC, CFER, AS-BC, VA-BC, BC-MSLcert™, HACP-IC, CMRP, HACP-IC, LTC-CIP, CIC, MSL-BC, CPPS, CPHQ, CVAHP™, CPXP, CDIPC, CPHRM, FACDONA, FAAPM, FACHDM, FNAP, FACHE, FSHEA, FIDSA, FAHVAP, Editor

Karen Niven, MS, BSN, RN, CVAHP™, FAHVAP, FNAP, Editor

Theresa Maas, MSN, RN, NE-BC

Patricia A. McCauley, MSN, BSN, RN

Karen Robbins, DNP, RN, CPA, CVAHP™, CMRP

Joanne Sullivan, BSA, CVAHP™

Over the coming months, our committee will be developing an additional position statement on the Industry Partner's different levels of competency necessary to ensure safe and effective partnerships. Stay tuned to your inbox for additional tools, resources, and member benefits to support your professional growth! AHVAP is always innovating, and I could not be more excited to release this third work product from our esteemed committee. 

Regards,

Sharon Roberts, BSN, RN, CVAHP™
Chair, Education and Clinical Practice Committee
Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals, Inc.