Vidyo Executive Amnon Gavish Named ATA Industry Council Chair

Hackensack, NJ, May 30, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Vidyo’s Senior Vice President of Vertical Solutions, Dr. Amnon Gavish, Sc.D., was named Industry Council Chair at the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). Gavish has been an active member of the ATA for six years and has served on the Industry Council Committee for three years running. In the role of Industry Council Chair, Gavish will become a member of the ATA Board of Directors representing the Industry Council, and interact with high-level decision makers, participate in proactive messaging and promotion of telemedicine and influence change on issues important to the industry.

“It is an honor to be a part of such an esteemed organization that drives thought leadership, affords resources and advocacy for telemedicine thus providing patients wider access to affordable quality care,” said Gavish. “Vidyo is privileged to be such an integral part of the telemedicine movement by delivering the best visual communications platform on the market to healthcare providers. We are proud to be making a difference for patients and physicians alike.”

Gartner recently recognized Vidyo in its Cool Vendors in Healthcare Providers report for 2015 for its steady growth and marquee healthcare provider customers as well as the evolving features and functionality of the VidyoWorksTM platform with new mobile, integration and workflow capabilities. Vidyo’s technology is powering over 40 of the top 100 Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) and is being used by the top Electronic Healthcare Record (EHR) management systems in the world.

“The Industry Council is comprised of high-level industry decision-makers from across the healthcare technology spectrum,” said Jonathan Linkous, CEO of ATA. “We’re pleased to welcome Amnon into this important leadership role.”

The American Telemedicine Association is a non-profit organization and is the leading international organization promoting the use of advanced remote medical technologies. ATA works to fully integrate telemedicine into transformed healthcare systems to improve the quality, equity and affordability of healthcare throughout the world.