IRVING, TX – VHA Inc., a nationwide alliance of hospitals, has entered into an agreement with Dallas-based research firm MD Buyline to provide VHA's 1,400 member hospitals access to expert analysts and reports on technology, pricing and performance.

VHA executives said the partnership aligns VHA's analytical offerings with MD Buyline's analysis and evaluation methodology. The intent, they said, is to ensure healthcare providers purchase the medical industry's highest-quality capital equipment and medical and information technology at the best value.

MDBuyline will offer VHA members market intelligence to help them make sound technology and financial decisions, VHA officials said.

"VHA is doing some very exciting things to improve the supply chain capital acquisition process for healthcare facilities across the nation," said Mike Clemens, executive vice president of MD Buyline. "Our plan is to further equip VHA members by providing them with the best capital analytics platform in the industry. I believe VHA and MD Buyline are in sync to realize this objective."

Nik Fincher, VHA senior director of capital asset services, said, "We are excited to share their vision and mission to improve efficiencies and cost savings for healthcare facilities."

VHA has 16 local offices serving more than 1,400 hospitals and 21,000 non-acute health care organizations across the United States.