Novation, the industry’s leading supply contracting company, delivers unmatched savings to nearly 25,000 VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC) member organizations and 5,500 Provista members covering 28,000 sites. By combining scale and expertise with data-driven tools and information, Novation offers the most extensive range of advanced contracting services in the industry. In 2009, VHA, UHC and Provista members used Novation and alliance contracts to purchase $37.8 billion in products and services.
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Based in Irving, Texas, VHA Inc. is a national network of not-for-profit health care organizations that work together to drive maximum savings in the supply chain arena, set new levels of clinical performance and identify and implement best practices to improve operational efficiency and clinical outcomes. Formed in 1977, VHA serves more than 1,400 hospitals and more than 23,000 nonacute care providers nationwide. |
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The University HealthSystem Consortium, with headquarters in Oak Brook, Ill., is an alliance of more than 100 academic medical centers and 200 of their affiliated hospitals representing approximately 90 percent of the nation's nonprofit academic medical centers. |
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Provista is a leading supply chain improvement company dedicated to reducing spend and improving operational efficiencies for members spanning health care, education and corporate markets nationwide. The company is based in Irving, Texas. |
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