Overview
The University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has been a leader in Telehealth for over two decades. Telehealth plays a crucial role in providing access to healthcare throughout our state that has a large rural and minority population living in counties that are all designated Health Professional Shortage Areas. The Center for Telehealth and Emerging Technologies has established multiple programs that provide Telehealth services in Mississippi’s medically underserved areas with high chronic disease prevalence, high poverty rates, and lack of access to health care services. We have successfully demonstrated the value of our signature programs such as remote patient monitoring program (RPM) for chronic disease management, TeleEmergency program for on-demand access to Emergency Medicine Physicians, 24/7 Tele Urgent Care program for treatment of non-life-threatening illnesses and Tele Behavioral health amongst others. In addition, by establishing Telehealth enabled off-site locations statewide, we connect specialist providers at UMMC to those with minimal access to quality medical care.
Core Team Introductions
The UMMC Team is led by Project Director, Dr. Saurabh Chandra. Leadership Team: Kyle Brewer, Jennifer Bryant, Dr. Tearsanee Davis, and Greg Hall. Core team: Hollie Thomas, Dr. La’Kitha Hughes, Dr. Lindsey Kuiper, and Morgan Bettiga. Project Managers: DeAngela Ivory, Joy Johnson, and Vanessa Trammell. Our team supports programs locally, state, regionally, and nationally through project implementation, publications, presentations, and collaborations.
Our Team
Saurabh Chandra, MD, PhD, MBA
Kyle Brewer, MBA, FACHE
Jennifer Bryant
Tearsanee Davis, DNP, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP
Greg Hall
Hollie Thomas, MHA
La’Kitha Hughes, PhD
Alice Lee, MHA
Lindsey Kuiper, PhD
