Workshop Sessions & Participants

The Value Analysis (VA) job plan is organized with the following sessions:
1/2-Day Pre-Workshop Planning Session (U.S. COST Facilitator and Hospital Executives only)

• Identify objectives, select participants, review agenda, determine location, identify revenue data required

3-Day Pre-Study Orientation Sessions

• Kick-off and Hospital Tour (1 day)
• Current Work Processes Reviewed (2 days)

5-Day Value Analysis Workshop

• Areas of Opportunity Outlined
• Creative Idea Phase
• Evaluation/Analysis of Ideas
• Development of Proposals
• Presentation of Proposals

1/2-Day Post-Workshop Implementation Meeting

• Document final decisions on change proposals and identify initiatives requiring committees

In preparation of a Value Analysis, your team should provide basic revenue data and the organizational arrangement of your office for review prior to convening.
Workshop Participants within the organization include:

• 15-20 hospital personnel in revenue-impacting positions

US Cost consulting participants include:

• 2-3 specialists with expertise in healthcare revenue, managed care revenue, and hospital IT systems*

*Experts in other areas can also be substituted or added if a hospital identifies issues in a particular area that they wish to resolve.
Download Healthcare Value Analysis Materials
Download our white paper [link to PDF] and healthcare Value Analysis brochure [link to PDF] for more information.

Speak to a Value Analysis Professional

Contact Tom Orr of U.S. COST  at (770)481-1638, or via e-mail at va@uscost.com to learn more about Value Analysis workshops, and how they can be put to work for your own healthcare organization.