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UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation

Rural Broadband Grant Announced

Grants to cover the exorbitant costs for broadband development in rural communities across the state are now available for qualifying towns, cities, and counties.

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About UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation

It is the vision of the UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation to eliminate health care disparities in Arkansas and abroad through digital health and healthcare innovations which embrace technology that improves the access to and the quality of clinical care, education, and research.

Previously known as the Center for Distance Health, this new Institute will utilize technologies in UAMS’ clinical, educational and research missions, with the aim of improving health and well-being. More information about the establishment of this Institution can be found in the news release below.
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For more information, please contact us at IDHI@uams.edu.

Position Available: Executive Director for Business Operations

The position serves on the Executive Leadership Team for the Institute for Digital Health (IDHI) reporting to the Director of IDHI. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated results leading in an entrepreneurial or matrixed organizational environment with a focus on strategic growth, comfort with effectively managing change in an evolving organizational structure, and a facility for developing, executing, managing, and tracking business plans and milestones therein.

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If you would like more information regarding the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation, have any suggestions or would like to be included in one of our programs, please email: IDHI@uams.edu.
You can also call 855-234-3348.

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UAMS eLink

UAMS e-Link is a network of approximately 800 endpoints making it one of the largest telehealth networks in the nation.

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The South Central Telehealth Resource Center serves Arkansas, Mississippi and Tennessee. We target health care and health education groups that have an interest in telehealth.

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Welcome to the LearnOnDemand UAMS CME/CE Portal.

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Quarterly Digital Health Webinar

Check back for information regarding our upcoming Quarterly Digital Health Series event. Contact Joe Schaffner (jschaffner@uams.edu, 501-413-5482) if you have any questions or comments.

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Grants aim to make broadband more available to rural Arkansas communities.

Broadband Grants up to $75,000 Remain Available to Rural Arkansas Communities through UAMS

LITTLE ROCK — Grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. Last year, $2 million was allocated as part of the Rural Broadband I.D. Expenses Trust Fund Grant. The program is funded by the state’s Restricted Reserve…

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Hari Eswaran and Mellie Bridewell

UAMS Rural Telehealth Center Receives $1.5 Million to Evaluate Broadband Pilot Program’s COVID-19 Response

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center has received a $1.5 million federal grant to evaluate the performance of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program in preventing, preparing for and responding to COVID-19. The Health Resources & Services Administration’s Federal Office of Rural Health Policy awarded the grant…

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Joseph Sanford, M.D.

Joseph Sanford, M.D., Appointed Director of UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has appointed Joseph Sanford, M.D., as director of the Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI). “The necessities of the past year have taught us a great deal about the potential of digital health and its ability to improve the lives of Arkansans regardless…

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UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation Awarded $749,968 to Improve Efforts to Reduce Violent Crime in Schools

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation has received a three-year, $749,968 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice to help reduce violent crime in and around Arkansas schools. The project, the School Telemedicine in Arkansas for Lessons in Trauma-informed Education (STARLITE), aims to improve…

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