Washington, DC, July 23, 2014 -- The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is seeking presenters for ATA 2015, ATA’s twentieth annual meeting and tradeshow focused exclusively on telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth. The meeting, expected to attract over 5,000 attendees and more than 250 cutting-edge healthcare technology vendors, will take place May 3-5, 2015, in Los Angeles.

BOSTON--Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) achieved $20-$40 million in annual savings due to workflow redesign. Finding the appropriate vendors to partner with on achieving its health IT transformation goals propelled this success, said Hugh Hale, CIO of VNSNY, at mHealth + Telehealth World 2014 on July 23.

BOSTON—Stakeholders often work in silos but partnering with entities outside of healthcare could enable and advance telehealth efforts, according to speakers at the mHealth + Telehealth World 2014 on July 22.

BOSTON--Achieving buy-in for telehealth and mHealth programs requires an understanding of the careful balance between the operational elements of time, money and technology, said Peter Kung, director of strategic technologies at UCLA Health System, during a panel session at mHealth + Telehealth World 2014 on July 23.

CVS Caremark continues expanding its services by entering into new clinical affiliations with four major healthcare providers.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has consolidated two existing centers to form one new center focused on practice improvement.

BOSTON—Healthcare delivery organizations across the country have varied experience with telehealth and varying levels of success, according to a panel discussion during mHealth + Telehealth World 2014 on July 22.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--MBM Health & Medical and GlobalMed® have signed a mutually exclusive alliance to provide connected health solutions in the Middle East. MBM Health & Medical is one of the group of companies of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al Maktoum which is dedicated to providing patients throughout the region access to the world’s best hospitals and healthcare in order to reduce costs and improve outcomes.