Category: Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting

It is a time-tested question and debate among VHA Directors, ADs, and CFOs: Should Service Chiefs be accountable for tracking and managing annual financial performance? There is a predictable and emerging trend for delegating to Service Chiefs financial authority to be accountable for financial performance. For Stations that wish to move in this direction, it is critically important to understand the governance structure (to include processes, decision making authority, and tools) that must be in place to effectively administer a delegated model.

Is it too late to plan for FY23? With FY23 quickly approaching you have most likely already begun or completed your annual planning. As a tool to enhance and validate your ongoing plans, Unison, has identified 10 key planning questions to ask yourself. Medical Center Administrators can easily become consumed with the many demands of day-to-day operations and the challenges of the on-going impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that continues to affect your planning.

Dulles, VA, June 8, 2022 // — Unison, the leading provider of Program Management and Acquisition software to federal agencies, today announced the acquisition of Plan4 Healthcare (Plan4), the leading provider of planning, performance, and budget tracking solutions to the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). The Plan4 SaaS solution, 4Cast, is currently used by the primary VHA medical centers […]

Dulles, VA, May 11, 2021 // — Unison, the leading provider of Program Management and Acquisition software to federal agencies, today announced the launch of their Planning, Budgeting, and Forecasting (PBF) suite to support budget, program and performance analysts, and finance personnel across the federal government. Unison PBF includes a comprehensive approach to budgeting, finance, […]