decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2012 Issue 2 (February)
Benchmark of the Week: AWV utilization by state, 2011
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Article Overview
This article reviews state-by-state utilization of Medicare annual wellness visits in 2011, the first year the preventive service was available. It is intended for coding and practice management audiences interested in Medicare preventive service trends, utilization benchmarks, and how geographic performance compared across the U.S. The article presents a high-level discussion of the national pattern, regional differences, and the broader significance of tracking this preventive service.
Why This Topic Matters
It helps readers understand how Medicare preventive care uptake varied across states in the service’s first year and why utilization benchmarking can inform practice performance assessment and outreach planning.
What You Will Learn
- How annual wellness visit utilization varied by state in the first year of Medicare availability
- How the article frames regional differences in preventive service adoption
- Why utilization benchmarking is relevant to preventive care performance
- What the article suggests about national patterns in Medicare preventive visit uptake
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice managers
- Revenue cycle professionals
- Healthcare administrators
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