How do you become a catalyst for healthcare value analysis? By championing value analysis, leaders can drive lasting change within their organizations, foster a culture of continuous improvement, and set the stage for ongoing innovation. AHVAP is your “north star” for the source of truth to become a value analysis champion and foster a value analysis revolution.
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As the Executive Director of the Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals, I am continually inspired by the remarkable dedication and expertise that each of you brings to our field. In today’s rapidly evolving healthcare environment, one principle stands out as more critical than ever: collaboration. Equally important is our commitment to maintaining a strong physical presence within healthcare facilities. These elements are not just buzzwords — they are the pillars that support our mission of delivering high-value care and fostering lasting, productive relationships with all stakeholders.
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For a while now, I have heard a certain AHVAP President (I am looking at you, Karen Niven) talk about Ted Lasso. I am typically behind on the latest shows, so I had no idea what she was talking about when she would quote from the show. I had not seen one episode. That is, until last week. It was the season opener when Ted walked into the locker room for the first time. He was new to football (soccer), and as he walked through the locker room door excitedly, he said, "It smells like opportunity." It was then that I got it. You see, I spoke about a waiting room being a classroom at last year's conference. At the same conference, Dr. Carrico spoke about creating a library. The locker room, the waiting room, and the library are all different versions of the same concept. It's about being ready to recognize and seize the moment when it arrives. It is about creating spaces and a plan to prepare for future opportunities. Success rarely happens by accident; it's the result of deliberate preparation.
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Whenever I interview a prospective employee, I ask, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” This reflection prompts me to consider healthcare value analysis and its trajectory over the next five years.
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 The Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) is pleased to announce the availability of a new enduring continuing education course available on the AHVAP University. You will need to log into the AHVAP website and then again to the AHVAP learning management system website to access the enduring program.
Today's webinar program, Hot Topics In Gastroenterology and Medical Devices: A GI Clinical Nurse Specialist's Perspective on Device Evaluation and Collaboration, featuring Dr. Kelly Osborne is now available for enduring continuing education credit and viewing at your leisure.
Make sure that you take advantage of this new enduring program offering and earn continuing education hours.
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AHVAP is pleased to announce the availability of our new digital member badges for the 2025 Calendar Year. There is a specific logo for each of the AHVAP membership categories available. We recommend that you add these digital badges to your email signatures and also social media profiles. You are required to abide by all conditions in the AHVAP Logo Usage policy when using the member logos.
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We are delighted to announce a new membership payment option designed to make maintaining your AHVAP membership more convenient than ever. Beginning immediately, you can choose to pay your membership dues through an automatic monthly or quarterly payment plan, providing you with greater financial flexibility and ease.
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The Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals, Inc. (AHVAP) is excited for our 2025 Southeast Zone Conference, which will be held on February 24, 2025, in Charlotte, North Carolina. All AHVAP Members are eligible to attend this educational event. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn recertification credits for your Certified Value Analysis Healthcare Professional (CVAHP) designation or other healthcare professional licenses/certifications. AHVAP will be publishing the full speaker schedule in the next few weeks.
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The Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) is thrilled to unveil our Opening Keynote Presenter for the upcoming 2025 Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) Annual Conference & Industry Partner Expo in October. Dr. Michael (Mike) Bell, MD, is the Director of the Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP) in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases in Atlanta, GA, at CDC’s International Headquarters.
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The Association of Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP) is excited to invite dynamic and insightful poster presenters to share their expertise at the 2025 AHVAP Annual Conference and Industry Partner Expo, which will be hosted this October in beautiful Grapevine, Texas at the Gaylord Texan Resort. This premier event, dedicated to advancing the field of healthcare value analysis, will bring together professionals, thought leaders, and industry innovators to explore the latest trends, challenges, and best practices in value analysis. With an expected attendance of 500+ professionals from across North America, this is the industry's premier professional gathering for the healthcare value analysis specialty. We are excited to officially open our call for poster presenters, which will close at midnight ET on May 31, 2025.
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We are delighted to share some exciting news: The AHVAP Certification Center has launched a brand-new Self-Service Customer Support Resource Center Hub to help you quickly and conveniently find the information you need — anytime, anywhere, on your schedule.
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We are delighted to share some exciting news: The AHVAP Certification Center has launched an industry first accredited micro-credential program specifically designed to foster best practices related to Instructions for Use for Medical Products and Devices. We are thrilled to announce the launch of registration for our new Medical Products Instructions for Use Specialist Micro-Credential Program (MPIUSM™), is now available through the AHVAP Certification Center. This focused credential is designed to equip healthcare value analysis professionals, clinicians, and infection preventionists with essential skills to interpret and implement product IFUs accurately and consistently.
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Don’t miss out on the exciting membership engagement opportunities for you during the month:
AHVAP Zone Meetings:
AHVAP Member Resources Office Hours:
February 12, 2025
4-5 p.m. ET
REGISTER HERE
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The New York TImes
President Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that public health experts say will undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic. In an executive order issued about eight hours after he took the oath of office, Mr. Trump cited a string of reasons for the withdrawal, including the W.H.O.’s “mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic,” and the “failure to adopt urgently needed reforms.” He said the agency demands “unfairly onerous payments” from the United States, and complained that China pays less.
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Healthcare Dive
Healthcare providers are set to have another year where maximizing efficiency, above all, is paramount. Although both for-profit and nonprofit providers reported improved operating margins last year compared to 2023, experts say systems will be prone to backsliding this year if they do not carefully contain costs and explore strategic growth opportunities. Health systems will seek to expand gains from 2024, including improved utilization metrics, and apply lessons learned from major supply chain crises.
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Medical Device Network
Michelle Tarver, director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH), said that the US may be at risk of falling behind in its ability to protect patients by assuring device availability. This month, new European Union (EU) regulations came into effect, requiring medical device manufacturers to flag any anticipated supply shortages to authorities at least six months in advance.
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Fierce Healthcare
Hospitals and health systems, by and large, are going into 2025 on better footing than they were a year ago, as financial and operating performances stabilized. Key indicators like operating margins, outpatient revenue and average length of stay improved from 2023 and have held steady in the back half of the year, according to advisory firm Kaufman Hall. For many providers, volumes have rebounded to above pre-pandemic levels.
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Stat News
For supply chains, natural and manmade disruptive events act like a domino effect, impacting an organization’s operations, bottom line, and the delivery of products and services our economy depends on. Remember toilet paper in March 2020? For the health care sector, the consequences of this disruption are far more dire than having to check a few stores for toilet paper. Tariffs, supply shortages, global logistics delays, natural disasters, and political unrest can have an overwhelming impact on patient care and the availability of medical products that providers rely on every day.
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ThinkGlobalHealth
Syphilis rates have been rising in the United States for 10 years. If untreated, the disease poses grim risks, from heart and brain damage to blindness to miscarriage and infant death. Yet when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a shortage of benzathine penicillin G—the only approved treatment for pregnant women—in 2023, the agency waited nine months before importing a version of the drug from a French pharmaceutical company approved for use in Europe.
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Please make sure that you update your contact information on the AHVAP website so that we can stay in touch. Here is our contact information so that you can always reach the most appropriate team member to assist you:
Mailing Address:
2870 Peachtree Rd NW #915-7500
Atlanta, GA 30305
AHVAP Headquarters Phone Number:
(888) 400-6844
AHVAP Help Desk Email to assist with membership, clinical education, annual conference, and all other AHVAP member benefits:
info@ahvap.org
AHVAP Executive Director, Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr.:
hudson.garrett@ahvap.org
Thank you for your continued membership in the premier healthcare value analysis association!
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The AHVAP Certification Center Help Desk is available to assist with all questions regarding CVAHP™ certification, micro-credentials, credentialing, certification status, board certification/licensure board inquiries, and recertification:
certification@ahvap.org
AHVAP Certification Center Headquarters Phone Number:
(888) 400-6844
Chief Credentialing Officer, Dr. Hudson Garrett Jr.:
hudson.garrett@ahvap.org
AHVAP Certification Center Program Manager, Shana Roberts, MBA:
Certification@ahvap.org
Thank you for your dedication to board certification and credentialing in the specialty of healthcare value analysis.
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