MD Buyline to provide VHA hospitals with info on technology, pricing

MD Buyline, a research, information and consulting organization for healthcare providers, and VHA, a healthcare alliance, have entered a multi-year agreement to provide VHA’s member hospitals with access to expert analysts and reports on technology, pricing and performance.

The agreement aligns VHA’s analytical offerings with MD Buyline’s analysis and evaluation methodology to ensure healthcare providers purchase the medical industry's capital equipment at the best value, according to the Dallas-based MD Buyline.

The organization said it will provide VHA members with the healthcare market intelligence to make technology and financial decisions.

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