UMMC Projects

Remote Patient Monitoring

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…

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Remote Patient Monitoring

Adult Obesity RPM

Mississippi (MS) 37.3% has the second highest rate of adult obesity in the nation. The patients are currently seen in the outpatient obesity clinic by…

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Remote Patient Monitoring

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…

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Telehealth Experience

Integration of Telehealth in Cardio-Metabolic

Dr. Elizabeth Fryoux of the Department of Medicine has put together a multi-disciplinary cardio-metabolic clinic for patients that have suffered a myocardial infraction and have…

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Telehealth Research and Research Methods

Individualized Tele-Nutrition for Patients with Chronic Disease

The Mississippi health system cares for a significant portion of the adult population with diabetes, obesity, and other nutrition-related diseases. Medical Nutrition Therapy(MNT) administered by…

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Telehealth Specialty Services

Training Program for Caregivers of ADRD Patients (Caregiver University)

Caregiver University will be expanded to reach a more diverse audience of family caregivers in Mississippi and surrounding southeastern states thereby improving the quality of…

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Telehealth Research and Research Methods

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…

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Behavioral Health

Expansion of School-based Mental Health Access

This project explores the effectiveness of telehealth delivery of a dynamic, comprehensive model of mental health with clinical and workforce benefits in comparison to traditional…

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