692619 news 1789578124 1789578445 <![CDATA[Rural Evaluation and Analytics for Community Health: AI Platform Helps Identify Solutions]]> Georgians living in rural areas are more likely than the state’s city dwellers to suffer from cardiovascular disease and to die from preventable causes. 
 

Policymakers, health system executives, community leaders and others working to address this challenge now have help from Rural Evaluation and Analytics for Community Health (REACH GA), an advanced decision-support platform that offers a comprehensive view of healthcare use in rural Georgia. In addition to updated information on rural health issues, the platform provides computer-based tools to guide allocation of healthcare resources and explore the potential impact of changes to rural health services. 
 

“The REACH GA platform provides up-to-date, actionable information to help leaders understand the big picture of healthcare in rural Georgia,” said Jon Duke, M.D., a principal research scientist in the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and the project’s principal investigator. “Beyond more accurate data, the platform uses artificial intelligence (AI) and other computer-driven tools to support improved decision-making.”
 

Of Georgia’s 159 counties, 126 are considered rural. Approximately 24 percent of the state’s 11.3 million residents live in these rural areas.

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]]> 2026-09-16T00:00:00-04:00 A new advanced decision-support platform known as REACH GA is offering a comprehensive view of healthcare use in rural Georgia. It will help guide allocation of healthcare resources and explore the potential impact of changes to rural health services.

]]> 681170 image <![CDATA[Distance traveled by patients to access medical services, by county in Georgia. ]]> Chart shows average distance patients traveled to access medical services, by county in Georgia. (Credit: Rural Evaluation and Analytics for Community Health)

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