Coronavirus Pandemic Prompts Growth of Digital Health

KUAF | By Kyle Kellams

Published June 1, 2020 at 2:54 PM CDT

Director of Clinical Integration at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Northwest Regional Campus.

The coronavirus pandemic has more medical professionals, and patients, taking advantage of digital health. We speak with Michael Manley from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences about the past, present and future of the practice.

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