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Supply Chain Management

Clinical Value Analysis

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Welcome to the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Clinical Value Analysis (CVA) Request Portal. The CVA program provides a standardized, evidence-based approach to evaluating products, equipment, implants, technology and services. The purpose of this process is to support clinically appropriate, financially responsible, and operationally sustainable decisions that align with ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ policies, regulatory requirements, and patient care standards. This multidisciplinary review framework ensures that all requests are evaluated consistently and transparently in support of the institution’s academic, clinical, and financial missions.Ìý

ÌýObjectives

  • Reduce costs and improve performance through the cost-effective utilization and standardization of products, services, and processes, while maintaining or improving the quality of patient care
  • Develop strategies to achieve goals that improve product utilization, safety and reduce cost.
  • Ensure that cost-saving initiatives and process improvement are implemented across all departments efficiently and successfully
  • Support the value analysis program’s objectives and activities

ÌýDeliverables and Outcomes

  • More efficient utilization of products and resources
  • Standardization of use and practice
  • A value analysis decision grid for physician and non-physician preference items

ÌýKey Measures of Success

  • Improved patient and staff safety by reducing product variation in practice and utilization
  • Improved patient outcomes
  • Identified and implemented savings