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Digital Health and Care Alliance Opens for Registration Digital Health and Care Alliance Opens for Registration DHACA the newly established Digital Health and Care Alliance is now open for registration in the UK. Set up by the ‘i-focus’ team, and led by ADI (Advanced Digital Institute), the Alliance is one of four projects under the UK Government’s £23m ‘Dallas’ programme. effectiveness of new systems, new ways to procure and contract services, help navigating information governance regulations and vitally systems that improve outcomes, care and value for money. DHACA provides a trusted structure, expertise, knowledge and a process for collaboration across its membership to: » Define and share best practice service designs, technologies and business models that improve outcomes Organisations in health and social care are battling challenging financial targets and increasing demand. They need tools to enable transformation, business models that demonstrate the cost » Define and share business requirements for future procurements and road-maps » Leverage existing investments, assets and infrastructure » DHACA’s objective is to identify appropriate resources and facilitate fruitful collaborations between the public sector, industry and the third sector, to expedite the development of new ways of delivering health & care that benefit all parties. Ensure quality, interoperability with other systems and future-proofing. DHACA has been established as a community for NHS Community Care Pro- vider Trusts, Foundation Trusts, Local Authorities, Clinical Commissioning Groups, Health and Wellbeing Boards, 3rd sector not-for-profit and commercial health and care service providers. The Alliance is also for supplier-side organisations include technology providers, software infrastructure providers, application providers and developers, training providers, communications providers, installers, and technical support service providers. Until June 2014, organisations are being offered the first year’s membership of DHACA free and without obligation. There is no commitment to contribute resources, and members are free to select which DHACA activities or areas of interest they engage in actively. Subsequent years’ membership will be subject to a small fee to cover administrative costs and membership rates for commercial organisations vary depending upon the size of the organisation. To find out more and to join visit: www.dhaca.org.uk  We can publish your educational white papers, case studies, and research reports in The Journal of mHealth We can work with you to develop engaging, creative, and informative content that will help educate and promote the results of your work, to a targeted audience of industry professionals. Our readers appreciate thought-provoking white papers that educate and inform in order to expedite their decision-making process. Publishing credible, quality white papers in The Journal of mHealth will ensure that your potential clients will refer to them frequently as valued resources. Our publishing programs all include an integrated marketing plan to ensure your content gets high exposure. Contact us for more information on our Content Publishing Programs The Journal of mHealth The Global Voice of mHealth 57 The Journal of mHealth