Stay Cool and Connected
This Summer the South Central Telehealth Resource Center has been hotter than ever! Splash into the latest edition of our newsletter to recap what you might have missed along with upcoming news & events!
Dive into expert-led discussions on telehealth innovations, opportunities, and real-world success stories! Stay cool and connected with fresh content like our updated South Central Billing & Reimbursement Guides provided by RuralMED. Fire-up your calendars and register for our collaborative webinar series with UTHSC, “Telehealth Tuesdays: Strategies for Effective Care”. While you’re at it, float on over to our Telehealth Talk podcast page and listen to our latest episode, “Rural Kids, Connected Care”.
Explore these SUN-sational resources!
Mom's Mind Matters:Improving Maternal Mental Health Diagnoses, Outcomes, and Care
Mental health conditions like depression, anxiety, postpartum psychosis, and PTSD affect 1 in 5 birthing parents, yet many struggle in silence due to stigma, lack of access to care, or systemic barriers. In Arkansas, where maternal mortality rates are higher than the national average, addressing these issues is critical. Join us on Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 12:30PM CT for a webinar focused solely on mental health conditions mothers face.
Telehealth Tuesdays: Strategies for Effective Care
Join us for Telehealth Tuesdays: Strategies for Effective Care! This four-part webinar series will cover central telehealth topics like technology, billing & reimbursement, remote patient monitoring, and innovative programs. Each session in this series is designed to equip healthcare professionals with actionable strategies for delivering high-quality telehealth care. This series is a collaborative effort by the South Central Telehealth Resource Center and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
Digital Health Summit 2027 - Innovate. Integrate. Elevate.
Focused on advancing digital health innovation, the Digital Health Summit 2027 is scheduled for February 23-24, 2027 in Nashville, Tennessee the summit and will bring together providers, physicians, healthcare IT professionals, and executives to collaborate and explore cutting-edge solutions in digital health. Hosted by leading telehealth organizations—Pulse Telehealth Resource Center, Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center, South Central Telehealth Resource Center, and TexLa Telehealth Resource Center—this event aims to foster networking, knowledge-sharing, and strategic discussions.
Telehealth Medicare Waivers Extended Through 2027
In this episode, Dr. Parker Davidson, MD, Medical Director of the West Little Rock Arkansas Children’s Pediatric Clinic, joins the show to share his insights and experiences with pediatric telehealth in Arkansas. Listeners can expect to hear about the challenges, benefits, and real-world impact of telehealth services in pediatric care, as well as Dr. Davidson’s perspective on the future of healthcare delivery for children in the region.
Supporting Breastfeeding Through Virtual Care - Telehealth Talk Episode 44
The quarterly updates for the Arkansas, Tennessee, and Mississippi Virtual Visit Billing Guides are now available! This quarter’s update focuses on an important Medicare billing change for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) providing distant-site telehealth services.
Telehealth Roundup: USAC Rural Health Care (RHC) Funding Potential
Did you know that the USAC RHC Program provides a 65% reimbursement on eligible broadband connectivity expenses for eligible health care providers (HCPs)? Join us on September 29th at 12:00PM CST and learn more about the Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC) Rural Health Care (RHC) Funding Potential. Subject Matter Experts Michael Wallace, MBA, Assistant Director and Martin Maize, Senior Project Manager of UAMS e-Link, will lead us in an in-depth discussion about the FCC Universal Service Fund and the Rural Healthcare (RHC) Program.
