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Annual Wellness Visit

By: Kathryn Anderton, BSN, RN, BC-RN, CCM
February 4th, 2025

Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) go beyond a yearly evaluation. The AWV provides a means to achieving several goals, including:

Annual Wellness Visit

By: Kathryn Anderton, BSN, RN, BC-RN, CCM
January 28th, 2025

Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) for Medicare beneficiaries can add measurable value to benefit patient health outcomes, quality performance, and service revenue. However, it’s critical to optimize physician and staff time with a reliable, standards-based, and streamlined workflow.

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Medicare | Annual Wellness Visit

By: Daniel Godla
January 28th, 2025

Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) have been shown to reduce healthcare expenses by 5.7% for Medicare beneficiaries. In addition to reducing future costs, AWVs provide an opportunity to assess a patient’s health risks and create a personalized prevention plan.

Annual Wellness Visit | CPT codes

By: Daniel Godla
January 27th, 2025

What is a Medicare Annual Wellness Visit? A Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a preventive screening used to identify gaps in care.

Annual Wellness Visit

Providers implementing Annual Wellness Visits or quality improvement initiatives identify and hone best practices that meet their unique patient and practice needs. When operationalized, these standards achieve four goals:

Annual Wellness Visit | Care Management

By: ThoroughCare
April 30th, 2024

Since the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) began covering Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) in 2011, the value of this yearly assessment has continued to increase.

Care Coordination | Prevention and Wellness | Annual Wellness Visit | Value-Based Care

By: ThoroughCare
March 19th, 2024

As you may be aware, an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a yearly evaluation of a patient's current health. For Medicare Part B beneficiaries, the appointment is free of cost. During an AWV, a doctor will review the patient's health history, identify any potential health issues, and answer any questions. The main goal of an Annual Wellness Visit is to establish a record of the individual's physical and mental well-being to develop a preventive health plan. While Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) can benefit healthcare providers by improving communication with their patients and helping them collect reimbursements, there are also several advantages for patients themselves.

Annual Wellness Visit | Social Determinants of Health

By: ThoroughCare
February 20th, 2024

Medicare now covers an optional screening for social determinants of health (SDOH). As detailed in the 2024 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, this assessment can be conducted during an Annual Wellness Visit (AWV).

Annual Wellness Visit | Social Determinants of Health

By: ThoroughCare
February 14th, 2024

For 2024, Medicare has introduced a new Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) assessment. An SDoH assessment is a valuable tool to help to identify known or suspected SDoH needs that may interfere with the diagnosis or treatment of a patient and can help lead to improved outcomes.