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'''VHA Inc.''', based in [[Irving, Texas|Irving]], [[Texas]], is a [[cooperative]] that serves more than 1,400 not-for-profit [[hospital]]s and 24,000+ non-acute care facilities in 47 states and the District of Columbia. Founded in 1977, VHA provides supply chain management services and promotes and supports the formation of regional member networks that allow [[health care]] organizations to collaborate. VHA runs a joint supply company with University HealthSystem Consortium called Novation.<ref>Becker, Cinda. [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/article-1G1-85673991/vha-touts-value-money.html VHA touts value for money; Cooperative faces questioning from Senate panel.] ''Modern Healthcare.'' 29 April 2002.</ref> |
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|name=Vizient Incorporated |
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|type=[[Corporation]] |
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|foundation=2016<ref name="Founded" /> |
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|location_city=[[Irving, Texas|Irving]], [[Texas]] |
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|location_country=United States |
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|key_people=Byron Jobe, President, CEO |
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|industry=[[Healthcare]] |
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'''Vizient Inc.''', based in [[Irving, Texas|Irving]], [[Texas]], is a corporation that serves over 5,000 not-for-profit health system members and their affiliates, including 1,360 acute care hospitals. Founded in 2016, it is a successor company to '''VHA, Inc.''', founded in 1977 as a network of not-for-profit [[health care]] organizations working in clinical, financial, and operational management.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=VHA-UHC supply chain company rebrands as Vizient post-merger |url=https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/vha-uhc-supply-chain-company-rebrands-vizient-post-merger |access-date=2024-07-31 |website=Healthcare Finance News |language=en}}</ref> VHA and '''UHC''' ('''University HealthSystem Consortium''') owned a supply chain company called '''Novation''' and aptitude(R), the industry's first online direct market for local contracting. VHA also owned '''Provista''', the enterprise's supply chain company serving the non-acute market as well as government, education, and business sectors. There are over 4,000 employees across the enterprise.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} |
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* [http://www.vha.com VHA official site] |
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VHA changed its name in 1994, adopting the initials of its former name ('''Voluntary Hospitals of America'''). The name change was to move beyond the outdated and often-misunderstood concepts of "voluntary" and "hospitals", while retaining its name recognition.{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} |
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On April 1, 2015, VHA and UHC (University HealthSystem Consortium) merged to make one company, Vizient, making them the largest member-owned health care company in the nation.<ref name="Founded">https://www.vha.com/AboutVHA/PressRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2015_0203_UHC.aspx {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> The combined organization officially aligned under the Vizient brand in 2016.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Latest revision as of 15:32, 6 October 2024
| Company type | Corporation |
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| Industry | Healthcare |
| Founded | 2016[1] |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Key people | Byron Jobe, President, CEO |
Vizient Inc., based in Irving, Texas, is a corporation that serves over 5,000 not-for-profit health system members and their affiliates, including 1,360 acute care hospitals. Founded in 2016, it is a successor company to VHA, Inc., founded in 1977 as a network of not-for-profit health care organizations working in clinical, financial, and operational management.[2] VHA and UHC (University HealthSystem Consortium) owned a supply chain company called Novation and aptitude(R), the industry's first online direct market for local contracting. VHA also owned Provista, the enterprise's supply chain company serving the non-acute market as well as government, education, and business sectors. There are over 4,000 employees across the enterprise.[citation needed]
VHA changed its name in 1994, adopting the initials of its former name (Voluntary Hospitals of America). The name change was to move beyond the outdated and often-misunderstood concepts of "voluntary" and "hospitals", while retaining its name recognition.[citation needed]
On April 1, 2015, VHA and UHC (University HealthSystem Consortium) merged to make one company, Vizient, making them the largest member-owned health care company in the nation.[1] The combined organization officially aligned under the Vizient brand in 2016.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b https://www.vha.com/AboutVHA/PressRoom/PressReleases/Pages/2015_0203_UHC.aspx [dead link]
- ^ a b "VHA-UHC supply chain company rebrands as Vizient post-merger". Healthcare Finance News. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
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