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

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

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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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Stock image illustrating the use of electronic medical record software using synthetic instead of actual data that is now available at UAMS to train medical students to use the same system they will use as physicians.

Electronic Medical Records Training Resource Developed for Students, Researchers

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researchers and students can now experience the Epic electronic medical record system in a custom environment curated for their use. The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation (IDHI), the Department of Biomedical Informatics, and UAMS Information Technology (IT) recently teamed up to create a novel copy of…

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The UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation is holding the 2022 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Day Virtual Conference on March 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

UAMS to Hold March 17 Virtual Conference for Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation will hold the 2022 Arkansas Brain Injury Survivors’ Day Virtual Conference on March 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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UAMS will host a virtual Traumatic Brain Injury workshop Feb. 17.

UAMS to Offer Free Traumatic Brain Injury Workshop Feb. 17

The UAMS Institute for Digital Health and Innovation’s TBI Team will host a “Traumatic Brain Injury Resource Workshop” on Feb. 17 to connect anyone affected by a TBI to helpful resources and support.

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UAMS e-Link Bridging the Gap Between Parents, NICU

New mom Jaclyn Becker of Bryant said the experience of having her first child hasn’t been what she imagined. Ridley Becker was born Oct. 26 at 25 weeks, weighing 1 pound, 4 ounces. He’s been in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) since that time. “Being separated from him has been really hard,” she said….

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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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