Medical drones can not only deliver vital medical supplies but also provide devices like the Google Glass through a HIPAA-compliant platform to help physicians communicate with victims on the ground.
At the Pop Health Forum in Chicago, UMMC's telehealth director discussed successes and challenges of the health system's Mississippi Diabetes Telehealth Network, as well as expansion plans.
Closing cancer health equity gaps require medical breakthroughs made possible by new funding approaches.
Examining the retina is not just useful for vision care. With high-powered camera capabilities, evidence of a blocked artery in the heart are even visible.
Aledade, a Bethesda, Md.-based startup that supports physician-led Accountable Care Organizations, has formally applied to establish new ACOs in seven states beginning in 2016.
After Hurricane Katrina, the University of Mississippi Medical Center, fully embraced telehealth to reach out to the state's sickest, most vulnerable residents. "Mississippi didn't have another option," said Kristi Henderson, the university's chief telehealth and innovation officer. Today, the state has one of the nation's most successful telehealth programs.
There’s been a flurry of news related to telemedicine this week, with several notable developments in Mississippi and Silicon Valley. One of the more interesting aspects of telemedicine is that much of the innovation and focus of late has come from startups and vendors, while health systems have shown a bit of reluctance to deploy […]
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
The University of Mississippi Medical Center has unveiled an ambitious telehealth effort that could go a long way in combating some of the most formidable challenges in rural healthcare with the planned construction of a 16,000 square-foot facility dedicated entirely to the technology. In collaboration with Baton Rouge data company Venyu Solutions, the UMMC Center […]
Even if you’re trying, it’s tough to keep score on what’s happening with various lawsuits challenging some state abortion laws. States led by anti-abortion governors and legislatures have been passing a broad array of measures over the past few years aimed at making the procedure more difficult for women to obtain. About two dozen states […]
California-based MedeAnalytics and the Mississippi Division of Medicaid said they have created a statewide clinical data repository that includes a master patient index and a longitudinal patient record for more than 450,000 Medicaid beneficiaries. It’s yet another big data effort in yet another state, seeking to leverage analytics in healthcare to improve health outcomes and […]
JACKSON, Miss. - In Mississippi, one of 34 states letting the federal government operate the online health insurance marketplace created by the health law, consumers continue to face long delays and other technical difficulties as they try to log on an...
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
If you have always wondered why chicken nuggets are tasty but only vaguely like chicken, some medical researchers have cracked the secret and,odds are you won’t like it. I’m guessing you’ll at least cringe. A study published in American Journal of Medicine revealed that at least some chicken nuggets sourced from a couple of fast […]
Democrats and Republicans in the state are in the middle of a game of political chicken that could threaten the very existence of the entire Medicaid program by the end of the month.
JACKSON, Miss. — Uninsured Americans who are hoping the new health insurance law will give them access to weight loss treatments are likely to be disappointed. That’s especially the case in the Deep South where obesity rates are some of the...