HLTH Special: Amanda Rees Spills the Tea on the Future of Fall Prevention

Welcome to HITea With Grace, where we spill the tea on HIT. Today we are coming to you from the HLTH conference for a special episode with Amanda Rees, CEO of Bold and one of the leading voices in fall prevention. Amanda recently joined me on stage for a panel at HLTH, and now she is here to share even more insight on the crisis we rarely talk about but absolutely should. Amanda walks us through the career journey that led her to build Bold and why she believes falls remain one of healthcare’s most preventable yet overlooked challenges. Together, we dig into why balance and fall prevention have stayed under the national radar despite the massive medical, social, and economic impact. We explore the innovations turning fall prevention from reactive to predictive, including AI powered tools that identify risk earlier and more accurately. Amanda shares her perspective on what Medicare’s STAR ratings and value based models mean for accelerating adoption, and what policymakers can do to push prevention forward. Grace and Amanda also get real about the stigma older adults face when using technology. Amanda breaks down what actually works when it comes to adoption, trust building, and making digital tools feel empowering rather than patronizing. We also talk about how clinicians can integrate these tools in a way that enhances, not overwhelms, their workflow and patient relationships. To wrap up, Amanda imagines what the next five to ten years could look like if predictive fall prevention becomes the norm and how this innovation could transform aging in place for millions. Grab your mug and settle in for a thoughtful, energizing HLTH conversation that shines a light on one of healthcare’s most important and least discussed opportunities.