VFA Software Makes It Easier for Hospitals to Comply with Accreditation Requirements

New Release of Facilities Capital Planning Software Enables Electronic Submission of Facility Plans for Improvement to
the Joint Commission

BOSTON, Mass. – April 14, 2008 – VFA, Inc., the leading provider of end-to-end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management, today announced the release of VFA.facility® version 8.1. The release enables hospitals to streamline the process of maintaining Statements of Condition reports required by The Joint Commission (formerly known as JCAHO), the main standards-setting and accrediting body for U.S. healthcare organizations.

The Joint Commission module in VFA.facility, the company's flagship software product for facilities asset management and capital planning, now supports the electronic submission of Plans for Improvement, Part 4 of the Statements of Condition which all organizations accredited by the Joint Commission must complete. The module enables the transfer of data from VFA.facility to the Joint Commission Connect extranet Web site, where key facilities information for each healthcare organization is tracked and maintained.

“VFA.facility is used in hundreds of hospitals to manage information about capital assets and develop long-term capital plans,” said Jerry Kokos, President and CEO of VFA, Inc. “The latest release will save those hospitals time and money by simplifying the process of providing the Joint Commission with up-to-date information about patient facilities, Life Safety Code® compliance, and plans for improvement.”

The software complements VFA's Joint Commission Service offering for healthcare organizations, which includes expert facility assessments to collect and evaluate information about healthcare facilities required by The Joint Commission. VFA's solution goes beyond the documentation of life safety issues or other building system deficiencies to provide insight into long-term capital requirements and costs, and strategies for allocating funding optimally to effectively address these needs.

A web-based presentation on how healthcare organizations can use VFA.facility to develop capital budgets and comply with Joint Commission reporting requirements is available online at www.vfa.com/webinar_hc_jc/recording.htm.

VFA.facility 8.1 is available now. Contact VFA for specific pricing information.

About VFA
Headquartered in Boston, VFA, Inc. is the leading provider of end–to–end solutions for facilities capital planning and asset management. VFA’s Capital Planning and Management Solution (CPMS™) uniquely combines facility assessment services, Web-based software and business consulting services to enable customers to manage every stage of the capital asset lifecycle — from requirements gathering and long-term planning to capital budget creation and spend management. VFA has helped over 350 organizations in corporate, education, government and healthcare markets to strategically manage more than two billion square feet of real estate. For more information, please call 800-693-3132 or visit http://www.vfa.com.