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VA - Vulnerability Assessment (a probe of a network or component of a network, such as a server, to identify potential security exposures and weaknesses)
VAR - Value at Risk (methodology for information security risk assessment involving a quantitative worst loss due to a security breach over a target horizon - provides a basis for evaluuating loss risk against the cost of increased security investment required)
VBPM - Value-Based Payment Modifier (developing payment model designed to improve health care delivery by including measures of quality, efficiency, cost, and positive patient experience)
VDI - Virtual Desktop Interface (remote access to a virtual desktop which is enabled through client software on the remote endpoint, capable of providing desktop images to the remote user on his or her mobile device)
VHA - Veterans Health Administration (agency which provides health care to veterans of U.S. military service through a network of hospitals and treatment centers)
VMI - vendor managed inventory
VoIP - Voice over Internet Protocol (voice data being moved over an Internet protocol network instead of a traditional telephone network)
VPN - Virtual Private Network (a method for providing secure remote access to an internal network or information system behind a firewall by establishing a secure tunnel in a public network such as the Internet - VPNs typically employ some combination or encryption, digital certificates, strong user authentication, and access control)
VPN - Virtual Private Networking (process of using Virtual Private Networks - secure, private connections through untrusted network with encryption and tunneling)
VSM - Value Stream Mapping (method of business process improvement which assesses current processes and makes changes to arrive at a desired state at a designated time, with a focus on eliminating waste)