To get the best care for her three autistic children, Mandi Larkin would drive three hours from her family's home in Tifton, Ga., to Marcus Autism Center in Atlanta. The drive to and from Atlanta was exhausting. Missed work, missed school and the long drive were constant sources of stress.
"The accessibility to the doctors in Atlanta is the big thing," Larkin said. "Not everyone has the means to make that kind of a drive. Telemedicine gives us access to the doctors that we normally wouldn't have access to."Today, Larkin's children receive world-class medical care at her local hospital via a state-of-the-art telemedicine link to Marcus Autism Center. The recently improved telemedicine system was optimized by scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Cisco Systems, Inc. Marcus Autism Center's telemedicine room is now a showcase for providers of telemedicine, where improved video capabilities and an ergonomic suite allow patients in rural Georgia to meet face-to-face with medical specialists in Atlanta.
"The accessibility to the doctors in Atlanta is the big thing," Larkin said. "Not everyone has the means to make that kind of a drive. Telemedicine gives us access to the doctors that we normally wouldn't have access to."Today, Larkin's children receive world-class medical care at her local hospital via a state-of-the-art telemedicine link to Marcus Autism Center. The recently improved telemedicine system was optimized by scientists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and Cisco Systems, Inc. Marcus Autism Center's telemedicine room is now a showcase for providers of telemedicine, where improved video capabilities and an ergonomic suite allow patients in rural Georgia to meet face-to-face with medical specialists in Atlanta.
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