Vizient Completes Acquisition of Kaufman Hall, Consolidates Strategic Advisory Services for the Healthcare Industry
01 Agosto 2024 - 1:15PM
Business Wire
Vizient, Inc. today announced it has completed its acquisition
of Kaufman Hall, bringing together two of the industry's most
trusted advisors focused on helping healthcare organizations solve
complex challenges as they deliver high-quality patient care to
their communities. The combined organization will offer advisory
services in key areas such as revenue and cost, advanced clinical
quality and operational analytics, corporate finance, partnerships,
mergers and acquisitions, access to capital and balance sheet
management.
“By coming together, Vizient and Kaufman Hall will be able to
help our clients achieve strategic, financial, clinical and
operational excellence,” said Byron Jobe, president and CEO for
Vizient. “Bringing together the deep expertise with spend
management and industry-leading data and analytics will help
clients navigate the future of healthcare.”
Vizient’s consulting services will be combined with Kaufman Hall
and led by Kate Guelich who previously served as CEO of Kaufman
Hall. “The new advisory organization is structured to expand on the
existing, valuable components of each organization’s people,
operations, infrastructure, and processes,” said Guelich. “As a
result, we can offer a more comprehensive set of services and
solutions that advance clients’ transformation to high-value care
and enhance their mission-driven initiatives, ultimately leading to
organizational success.”
“It is exciting to be part of this new chapter in our history,”
said Ken Kaufman, founder of Kaufman Hall. “At a time when our
clients are looking to us to help solve their most important
challenges, our complementary areas of expertise position us to
deliver the insights and support they need.”
About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare
performance improvement company, serves more than 65% of the
nation’s acute care providers, including 97% of the nation’s
academic medical centers, and more than 35% of the non-acute
market. The Vizient contract portfolio represents $140 billion in
annual purchasing volume enabling the delivery of cost-effective,
high-value care. With its acquisition of Kaufman Hall in 2024,
Vizient expanded its advisory services to help providers achieve
financial, strategic, clinical and operational excellence.
Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Vizient has offices throughout the
United States. Learn more at www.vizientinc.com.
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