DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 11 (November)

9 finalized criteria you must meet to get paid for annual wellness visits

You stand to earn up to $174.78 for every single Medicare patient whose a member of your practice next year, and $116.52 for them every year afterward (assuming there is no pay cut) - all thanks to the annual wellness visit (AWV). Your providers will have to perform one additional element during the visit to earn the money, but they'll also be able to bill related preventive services more efficiently because of changes in the final 2011 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS).

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