New telemedicine research partnership announced (US)

The National Office for the Advancement of Telehealth of the Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $1 million in federal funds for creating a new research partnership: The Midwest Alliance for Telehealth and Technology Resources. It will conduct telehealth research and coordinate evaluation activities with four resource centers: Purdue Regenstrief Center, Michigan State University, the University of Kansas and Marquette General Hospital in Marquette, Michigan. Press release.