University of Missouri awarded $4M grant for telehealth research

The University of Missouri School of Medicine is the recipient of a nearly $4 million federal grant.

The funding will go toward a new center for telehealth research.

"It is important to build critical evidence in telehealth in order to fill knowledge gaps around effectiveness, cost efficiency and different delivery models," said Mirna Becevic, associate professor at MU and director of the Center for Telehealth Research and Policy.

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