UMMC Telehealth Research Program
UMMC Projects
RPM Collaboration with FQHCs and Other Rural Entities
Many rural clinics including FQHCs are actively planning to implement RPM for improving their patient population with chronic diseases. However, many such entities lack the…
Home-Based Cardiac Rehab Program
Cardiac rehab has been shown to impact secondary prevention after cardiac events, most patients in rural areas have difficulty accessing care because ofdistance to facility-based…
Remote Sensorimotor and Neurocognitive Examination in Virtual Reality
80-90% of sports and recreation brain injuries are considered mild traumatic brain injuries or concussion resulting in functional disturbances of sensorimotor control system. In this…
Implementation and Evaluation of the National Diabetes Prevention Program in a Telehealth Setting for Medicaid Beneficiaries
This project will develop, implement, and evaluate a model for reimbursement for delivering the National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) in a telehealth setting with 360…
Evaluation of a Telehealth Peer Health Coaching Model for Addressing Social Barriers and Improving Maternal Health
The purpose of this study is to partner with the Mississippi Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to implement and evaluate…
Project ECHO Pediatric Dentistry
The pediatric dentistry learning community model (PDLCM) aims to provide patient case-based information to pediatric dentists practicing in rural communities. In a needs assessment survey…
HIV CARES App
Mississippi has the 5th highest rate of new HIV diagnoses in the country at 13.6 per 100,000 individuals, and over half of new HIV diagnoses…