USM Telehealth Center seeks to better Mississippi
A new center at The University of Southern Mississippi is looking to change Mississippi’s health ranking. According to the United Health Foundation, Mississippi ranks in...
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Wicker, FCC announce $100 million Telehealth program
Senator Wicker was back in Mississippi this afternoon along with FCC commissioner Brendan Carr to announce the creation of a new $100 million Telehealth Program...
UMMC designated as national Telehealth Center of Excellence
by Sarah Ulmer
For 14 years, the Center for Telehealth at the University of Mississippi Medical Center has been a national trailblazer in providing high-quality health care, especially for those...
Senators back legislation for senior benefits through telehealth
by Sarah Ulmer
The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that includes provisions authored by U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) to ensure more seniors can...
U.S. lawmakers introduce legislation to expand Telehealth
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker introduced bipartisan legislation to increase the use of Telehealth and remote patient monitoring through Medicare in order...
Telemental Health in Mississippi ranks among nations top eight
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- The American Telemedicine Association in its 2016 state-by-state report card ranked Mississippi’s Center for Telehealth with an “A’ overall score....
Telehealth program proposal in Washington
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Senators have introduced a bipartisan measure to expand rural telehealth services by allowing non-rural hospitals and health-care providers to work with rural...
House Speaker Vote Coming Today in DC, McCarthy of California Favored by Mississippi Republicans
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A vote on the next U.S. Speaker of the House of Representatives was expected to come Thursday. Mississippi Republicans who have spoken on the...
TeleHealth in America: Wicker Uses Mississippi System as Example for the Country
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Telehealth’s progress in Mississippi could be an example for the whole country to get care to people who live in rural areas. Sen. Roger...
Miss. News Briefs: Gang Rape Lands Three in Jail, It’s Not Publisher’s Clearing House on the Phone
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–If you’ve ever been the victim of a violent crime, you know that having the guy or guys who did it still on the...