VHA Hospital Engagement Network Extended for Additional Year
VHA Inc., the national network of not-for-profit health care organizations, announced that its Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) will continue its quality improvement efforts to reduce hospital-acquired conditions by 40%.
VHA’s Integrated Performance Scorecard Provides Strategic Insight to Improve Clinical, Financial and Operational Performance
VHA Inc., the national health care network, is providing members insight into their current performance in three key areas – clinical, financial and operational – via the VHA IMPERATIV® Integrated Performance Scorecard.
VHA Names Anna Fox as Senior Vice President and Executive Officer of VHA Central
VHA Inc., the national health care membership network, has named Anna Fox as senior vice president and executive officer of VHA Central. In her role, Fox oversees the strategy and operations for the four-state region covering Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan an...
MedAssets Renews Agreement with Kaiser Permanente
MedAssets today announced that it has renewed a multi-year agreement with Kaiser Permanente, the largest healthcare provider in California, to provide Strategic Sourcing and Spend Analytics solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, MedAssets will contin...
New Novation Information Technology VAR Contracts Offer Significant Savings to Hospitals
Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company, awarded several new IT value-added reseller (VAR) national contracts that expand its portfolio to provide hospital organizations with IT goods and services at lowe...
Kimberly-Clark Awarded First Novation NOVAPLUS® Contract for Hand Hygiene Products
Kimberly-Clark and Novation today announced that for the first time in the history of the Kleenex® brand, Kimberly-Clark is offering its complete line of hand-hygiene products via an exclusive contract through NOVAPLUS, the leading private-label brand for ...
New JollyPop® Pacifier Awarded National Contract with NOVAPLUS®
Sandbox Medical today announced that its new line of JollyPop pacifiers are available through a partnership with NOVAPLUS, the private-label brand of Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company. The new NOVAP...
Novation Supports Hospitals’ Infection Prevention and Influenza Programs; Shortage of IV Solutions in the U.S. Expected Through First Quarter
As the impact of influenza activity remains high across the United States, Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company is supporting the hospital members it serves through its robust infection prevention port...
Novation Group Buys Help Hospitals Lower Costs, Achieve Savings of up to 74 Percent on Capital Equipment
Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company, announced the availability of national Group Buy agreements that enable health care organizations to save up to 74 percent on capital equipment purchases. Novation...
Keep America Beautiful Recognizes VHA Inc. with 2013 Distinguished Service Citation
VHA Inc., the national health care network, announced today it has received the 2013 Distinguished Service Citation from Keep America Beautiful for its community improvement efforts. VHA was nominated for the national award by Keep Irving Beautiful, an aff...
Novation Bariatric Survey Finds Increase in Procedures, More Education and Prevention Planned Due to Healthcare Reform
To help hospitals understand trends in bariatric care, Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company, today issued its latest Bariatric Report. Based on a survey in late 2013 of U.S. health care providers, the ...
New Members Elected to UHC Governing Board
UHC, an alliance of 120 academic medical centers and 299 of their affiliated hospital organizations, announces the appointment of 5 new members to its Governing Board. "We are pleased to welcome these distinguished new board members to an exceptional group...
Novation Releases New Drug Price Forecast for 2014-2015
Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contacting company, today announced the release of its latest Drug Price Forecast Summary Report. The semi-annual report provides pharmacy leaders with information and support resource...
VHA Inc. Appoints Russell F. Lewis as Chief Information and Technology Officer
VHA Inc., the national health care network, announced today that Russell F. Lewis has been appointed senior vice president and chief information and technology officer. In this new role, Lewis will lead VHA’s Technology and Development department and will ...
UHC Names Neal Peyser Vice President, Health Systems and Payer Solutions
UHC welcomes Neal Peyser to the newly established role of vice president, Health Systems and Payer Solutions. Peyser will be responsible for advancing innovative collaboration between major employers and academic medical centers focusing on the provision o...
Latest National Sourcing Collaborative Program from MedAssets Delivers Participating Providers Substantial Savings in Lab Distribution
MedAssets today announced that its latest National Sourcing Collaborative event, a program designed to generate lowest market price points in products and services, will drive an estimated $5 million annually in added value in the laboratory distribution s...
Novation Again Earns Ethics Inside® Certification
Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company, today announced that it has again earned the prestigious Ethics Inside Certification from the Ethisphere Institute, an independent center for research, best practi...
VHA Inc. Announces Marketing Agreement with Care Logistics
VHA Inc., the national health care network, today announced an agreement with Care Logistics. Through this agreement, VHA is offering Care Logistics’ Hospital Operating SystemTM, a logistics-based centralized care coordination model and technology system, ...
UHC Celebrates 30-Year Partnership With Academic Medical Centers
UHC celebrates 30 years of collaborating with leading academic medical centers nationwide to achieve and maintain world-class health care delivery. As a direct result of performance improvement initiatives and a commitment to following best practices as UH...
Novation Named among World’s Most Ethical Companies
For the third consecutive year, Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company for the more than 100,000 members and affiliates of VHA Inc., UHC, Children's Hospital Association, and Provista, announced that it ...
Novation Recognizes 27 Suppliers for Excellence in Supporting Members of VHA, UHC, Children’s Hospital Association and Provista
Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company for VHA Inc., UHC, Children’s Hospital Association and Provista, LLC, recognized 27 suppliers for excellence in 2013. The awards were presented yesterday during Nov...
New Novation Capital Group Buys Help Hospitals Achieve Savings of up to 82 Percent
Novation, the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company, announced the availability of new National Group Buys for the second quarter that enable health care organizations to save up to 82 percent on capital equipment pu...
VHA Inc.’s 2014 Navigating to Excellence Forum Will Address Critical Health Care Issues
VHA Inc., the national health care network, will host its 2014 Navigating to Excellence Forum, at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, on April 27- 29, 2014. VHA’s annual member conference brings health care delivery experts and leading health care systems together ...
VHA Inc. Gives Keynote Presentation at University of Dallas Business and Society Network Event on Sustainability
VHA Inc., the national health care network, today announced that Terri Scannell, VHA director of corporate citizenship and sustainability, delivered the keynote presentation at The University of Dallas Business and Society Network’s event “How Companies Pr...