We’re just past the halfway mark for the school year and for students participating in the STAR (School Telemedicine in Arkansas) grant. That means prizes for hard-working students who have been participating in our weekly challenges. In January, the STAR team visited the schools to see how things were going and presented logoed water bottles […]
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Primary Care Enhanced by Telemedicine in the Delta
When you think of the Delta, you may envision images of flat farmland planted with rows of cotton, soybeans or rice and small towns that have been forgotten. Covering parts of Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, the region is one of the poorest in the country. Extreme poverty, high unemployment and some of the lowest life […]
Jasper School-Based Health Center First in State to Launch Tele-Dentistry
When most people think of northcentral Arkansas, they typically think of the breathtaking scenery and small town-life that it has to offer its residents. While thoughts of rolling hills, gentle streams, and quaint towns come to mind, the presence of high-tech healthcare does not – but that is changing in one small Arkansas community. Jasper […]
Arkansas Rural Health Partnership Utilizing Telemedicine to Treat Patients in South Arkansas
The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP), Inc. along with its partner facilities are teaming up to treat patients presenting to local emergency rooms with behavioral health disorders via telemedicine. The project launched in late October and is well underway in providing services patients who have historically been backlogged in emergency rooms while waiting for treatment […]
Telehealth Expanding for Schools in Arkansas through UAMS e-Link
Schools in Arkansas are seeing the benefits of telemedicine and the impact that it’s having on keeping their kids healthy. With the recent changes in the telehealth laws, allowing schools to be the originating site for patients, it has opened up quality services for kids who otherwise would not have access to the mental health […]