Novation
Based in Irving, Texas, Novation was
established in January 1998 through a combination of the supply
programs of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium
(UHC), two national health care alliances. Novation serves the
purchasing needs of more than 2,300 members and affiliates of
VHA and UHC. Novation also serves more than 5,400 members and
clients of HealthCare Purchasing Partners International,
another group purchasing organization owned by VHA and UHC. The
largest supply chain management company in health care,
Novation manages more than $ 19 billion in annual purchases for
VHA, UHC and HPPI members. For more information on Novation, go
to www.novationco.com.
“The e-commerce exchanges being
developed will support the universal use of common identifiers
for products, providers, and other transaction elements. These
common data standards will help eliminate errors in product
ordering, shipping, billing and stocking. These errors lead to
huge expense issues for all parties in the health care supply
chain.”
