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      • Association of Telehealth Technology and Financial Performance in Rural Hospitals
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      • RTEC Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program Evaluation
      • Summary of Telehealth Definitions: A Scoping Review
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      • An Evaluation of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) Utilization on a National Level
      • An Evaluation of Rural/Urban Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Impact on Utilization and Spending through a Health Equity Lens
      • Did State-level Emergency Initiatives to Facilitate Telehealth Help Reduce the Urban-Rural Disparity in Healthcare Utilization?
      • The Effect of Telehealth Implementation on Hospital Financial Performance: An Urban and Rural Hospital Comparison
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      • Assessing the Impact of Telehealth Delivery on Adherence to Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
      • Financial performance of low-resource hospitals adopting telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic
      • Prenatal Opioid Use Disorder Treatment delivered through Telehealth and Punitive and Reporting State Policies
      • Telehealth Technology-Enabled Learning Program: Evaluation and Dissemination
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RTEC Team Present Findings at National Conference

Understanding how different stakeholders use telehealth terms is key to effectively communicating about the care modality.

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RTEC News

RTEC has received a $1.5 million federal grant to evaluate the performance of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program.

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RTEC Current Projects

RTEC currently has approval for five year one projects and the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program.

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RTEC Funding

RTEC is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Health and Human Services Administration (HRSA) and the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth (OAT).

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The Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center (RTEC)

The Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center (RTEC) is funded by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and the US Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to conduct an evaluation research on telehealth services, in which aligns with Section 711 of the Social Security Act.

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Melony Stokes

UAMS Receives Over $1 Million from USDA, AT&T to Expand Digital Health Education, Training in Arkansas Delta

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) recently received grants totaling more than $1 million from the United States Department of Agriculture and AT&T that will widen the scope of existing digital health programs, including field trips for Delta-area students, K-12 summer internships and training sessions for first responders. The USDA…

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UAMS Hosts United States Telecommunication Training Institute (USTTI) for Digital Health Training Program

Representatives from the United States Telecommunication Training Institute (USTTI) visited the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation (IDHI) as part of a three-day digital health training course held March 7-9. Thirteen international health and technology professionals converged on the UAMS Little Rock campus to learn more about applying…

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UAMS will host a virtual “Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Workshop” from noon to 2 p.m. on Nov. 10.

UAMS to Offer Free Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop Nov. 10

LITTLE ROCK — The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s TBI Team will host a virtual “Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Workshop” on Nov. 10 to connect anyone affected by a TBI to helpful resources and support.

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Melony Stokes

UAMS Satellite Training Centers Make Digital Health Accessible, Understandable for All

New medical innovations are always around the corner. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated a host of digital health options that connect patients across the state to providers, often miles away. More virtual visits mean less travel time for patients who don’t live close to their provider, which is a good thing. But…

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If you would like more information regarding the Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center, please email: telehealthresearch@uams.edu

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