UMMC Telehealth Research Program
UMMC Projects
Advancing Rural Healthcare: Tele-Nephrology for Dialysis Management
Implementing a Tele Nephrology program at a rural hospital aims to revolutionize patient care by leveraging telecommunication technology to provide remote nephrology consultations. This initiative…
Data Scarcity - Enhancing Telehealth Access
Project Goal: Residents of Waianae, Hawaii, face significant digital inequities that limit access to telehealth services, particularly for managing chronic conditions like diabetes. Barriers such…
Improving Multimodal Communication Treatment for People with Aphasia
Multimodal Communication Treatment (MCT, Purdy & Wallace, 2015) is an effective treatment to train people with a neurogenic communication disorder (aphasia) to use various communication…
Assessing the Impact of Cellular-Enabled Remote Patient Monitoring for Diabetes Management during Pregnancy on Maternal and Neonatal Clinical Outcomes
In collaboration with the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Type 1 (T1DM) and Type 2 (T2DM) diabetes mellitus during pregnancy effects one out of six…
Project ECHO - Pediatric Dermatology
This project represents a significant collaborative effort between the Center for Telehealth at UMMC and Dr. Sarah Asch from Hometown Pediatric Dermatology, LLC in the…
Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the Community ECHO
Mississippi has the highest rate of STI’s (Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis) in the United States. Mississippi has seen a remarkable increase in syphilis in recent…
Mental Health
Workplan Goal: This is a workplan designed to address gaps in mental health services in special populations. Workflow adaptation to include referrals to Telemental health…
Cost, Utilization, and Economic Analysis of Telehealth Among Medicare and Medicaid Beneficiaries
Workplan Goal: Telehealth emerged as a critical tool in ensuring healthcare access, particularly for the underserved population. With the expansion of Medicare coverage for audio-only…