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In 1969, Health Services Corporation (HSC), was created by the Texas Hospital Association to develop and provide critical management and operational services to hospitals throughout the state. For 19 years, HSC helped hospitals with in-house programs like staffing, productivity, workload analysis, manager and supervisor training, equipment repair and testing, and engineering challenges with minimal outsourced endorsements.
1988 was a year for significant THA reorganization; HSC's name was changed to HealthShare/THA, and a new approach was implemented.
While continuing to offer quality in-house services, HealthShare/THA increased efforts to identify services and products from outside providers which would help Texas hospitals and health care organizations do what they do better. An improved process for evaluating companies and their services was developed.
Through this process of due diligence, HealthShare/THA staff performed the necessary evaluation and analysis, followed by approval and endorsement by the HealthShare/THA Board of Directors. A routine, periodic evaluation process during the partnership assured Texas health care facilities that every endorsed company met and maintained the rigid standards of quality and service required to sustain this endorsement.
...today
Under the guidance of current Interim President and CEO Brian Stevens, HealthShare/THA endorsements include 58 companies and provides approximately 100 different services.
HealthShare/THA has expanded its responsibilities to include other services such as: THA Patient Data Services Program, THA Group Purchasing Program, THA Insurance Services and THA Retirement Plan. Through these activities, HealthShare/THA has developed the capacity to provide products to all Texas health care facilities. |
HealthShare’s mission is to offer services that improve Texas hospitals' market position, community contribution and financial performance. These services must:
- Save Money
- Avoid Costs
- Recover Revenue
- Reduce Operating & Capital Expense
- Improve Management & Quality
- Increase Productivity
- Develop Staff Resources
- Apply New Strategies
 HealthShare/THA evaluates services for use by Texas Hospitals.
“Endorsed” company has undergone due diligence process.
Special pricing and discounts are negotiated for hospitals.
Non-dues revenue helps offset THA membership costs. |
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THA Patient Data Products
Data products provide resources necessary for converting vast amounts of data into usable strategic market-place information which help hospitals quickly and effectively develop marketing strategies and respond to unpredictable changes in your demanding market-place.
THA Group Purchasing Program
The THA Group Purchasing Program has evolved to a preeminet position in health care purchasing management for hospitals in Texas through our affiiliation with Amerinet. As a full-line Group Purchasing Organization, Amerinet negotiates the lowest pricing point available while providing choice for your purchasing community to satisfy the specific needs of your doctors and nurses. Amerinet's ELITE and OPTIONS programs are available to accomodate facilties committed to single source purchasing for extraordinary economies. Their periodic Target Buy Program helps hospitals target special savings for capital equipment purchases. Amerinet's Choice, Voice and Value theme is truly compatible and, in fact, complimentary to HealthShare/THA's goals.
THA Insurance Services
THA Insurance Services offers a variety of employee benefit plans for Texas health care providers. These top notch programs help hospitals attract and retain employees. Programs include life, disability, medical, dental and voluntary insurance products.
THA Retirement Plans
The THA Retirement plan is designed to meet the retirement needs of hospitals and health care entities. Sponsored by THA, it is one of the largest trade association sponsored retirement programs in the United States with more than 14,000 employee participants.
HealthShare/THA is the Plan Administrator and has developed an efficient and low cost retirement system for private and public health care institutions in the state of Texas. A nine member board of Successor Trustees oversees the management of the THA Retirement Plan and has selected nationally known investment managers to invest the assets in diversified stock and bond portfolios.
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