Falls Prevention: Seniors Who Stay Home Can Stay on Their Feet

October 13, 2020

Medium has featured VNSNY CHOICE Health Plans President Hany Abdelaal in an article that offers safety guidelines to help caregivers to prevent seniors from falling in the home–especially since older adults are being encouraged to isolate at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. The piece also highlights an advanced machine learning algorithm developed by the VNSNY Data Science Team that is used to identify members at risk for a fall within the next 90-day period.

Read the full article: https://medium.com/@hanyabdelaalvnsnychoice/falls-prevention-making-sure-seniors-who-stay-home-can-stay-on-their-feet-710601b596e9.

Last updated 02/26/2024.

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