Jan. 28, 2020 | Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded $817,000 to the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership to help South Arkansas hospitals and clinics improve how they exchange patient information and ensure better continuity of care during patient transfers. The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership is a nonprofit organization made up of 14 hospital members and 108 […]
Introducing HealthNow
New UAMS HealthNow Offers 24/7 Digital Health, Live Video Access to Convenient Care
Jan. 21, 2020 | Starting today through UAMS HealthNow, the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun providing 24-hour, digital health access to convenient, real-time care for Arkansas patients using the internet through mobile devices or computers. Arkansas patients at any time can connect via live video and see UAMS expert health care providers […]
UAMS IDHI Awarded $4 Million Grant to Help Sexual Assault Victims
By Ben Boulden Oct. 16, 2019 | A new digital health program to provide the expertise of sexual assault nurse examiners to rural hospital emergency departments recently received funding through a $4 million, federal grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Digital Health & Innovation. The U.S. Department of Justice’s Office […]
Mitchell Strack joins e-Link team
Mitchell Strack joined the e-Link team as a Program Manager in 2019. Prior to that, he worked in the telecommunications industry where he has led various corporate programs supporting wireless business operations. Most recently, Mitchell managed an Authorized Agent program for Verizon that extended products and services to customers in underserved areas across the […]
UAMS Starts Digital Health Program to Help Spine Patients Statewide
By Ben Boulden June 26, 2019 | The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has begun a digital health spine clinic to allow patients across Arkansas with spinal disorders, spinal cord tumors, and patients who have recently undergone surgery to go to the location closest to home without having to travel to Little Rock to […]