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Fall Prevention – Learn about Falls and Tips to Minimize Risk
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SUMMARY
As a contractor for Medicare, Kepro serves as the Beneficiary and Family Centered Care Quality Improvement Organization, also referred to as a BFCC-QIO. While Kepro provides BFCC-QIO services in 29 states, the general information is relevant to everyone who has Medicare (including Medicare Advantage) and everyone who works with people who have Medicare.
This episode is a conversation with our guest, Swati Guar, Medical Director for Alliant Health Solutions QIN-QIO.
Swati Gaur, MD, MBA, CMD, AGSF, is the Chief Medical Officer for Senior Care Office and Chief Executive Officer for Care Advances Thru Technology, advancing innovations in geriatric care. She is medical director for post-acute care at Northeast Georgia Health System. She is also a medical director for Alliant Health Solutions, a CMS Quality Improvement Organization. She is a member of Georgia Strike and Support Team with Georgia Department of Public Health and University of Georgia. She is medical director with Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in long term care. She is a clinical assistant professor for Geriatrics at the Augusta University, where she enjoys teaching the principles and art of geriatrics to medical students, internal, and family medicine residents.
In this podcast, Dr. Gaur will share information about fall prevention. She will share information on why fall prevention is important, common causes of falls, and tips for minimizing fall risk.
For more information about Kepro BFCC-QIO, please visit www.keproqio.com.
KEY TOPICS
00:29: Overview, introduction of guest, Swati Guar, MD, MBA, CMD, AGSF
02:13: Why fall prevention is important
04:00: Common causes of falls
08:28: Tips for minimizing fall risk
14:55: Final thoughts
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RESOURCES
BFCC-QIO Information for stakeholders: www.keproqio.com/partners
BFCC-QIO Information for people who have Medicare: www.keproqio.com/bene
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