title: A peach of a telehealth program: Georgia connects rural communities to better healthcare.
abstract: This article presents Georgia's telehealth response to some of the significant healthcare challenges and disparities facing the rural citizens of this state. When compared to their urban and suburban counterparts, rural communities have fewer healthcare providers, and residents must travel longer distances to reach them. Georgia's statewide telemedicine network, the Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth (GPT), uses information technology to improve the efficiency and quality of healthcare and health outcomes for underserved populations in Georgia.
authors.affiliation: Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth, Inc., in Waycross, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Rena
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: GiGi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goble
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guy
mesh_terms: D005845:Georgia; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000458:organization & administration*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D008507:Medically Underserved Area; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration*