Impact of new preventive visit may depend on how hard you push it

Why This Topic Matters

Understanding the introductory guidance around this Medicare preventive benefit helps practices recognize eligible patients, coordinate staff involvement, and align billing and documentation with CMS expectations.

Article Sections

1. Promoting the Welcome to Medicare preventive visit

   This section discusses how practices may increase awareness of the new Medicare preventive benefit among eligible patients. It focuses on outreach, scheduling opportunities, and general workflow considerations.

2. Target patients already in the office

   This section describes broad patient groups that may be identified for the preventive visit during routine office contact. It addresses how the benefit may fit into existing preventive or chronic care encounters.

3. Patients will call

   This section addresses expected patient questions and outside publicity around the benefit. It also notes CMS efforts to publicize new preventive Medicare coverage with partner organizations.

4. Use most appropriate diagnosis code for preventive exam, CMS says

   This section summarizes CMS comments on diagnosis coding for the preventive visit. It also notes the absence of specific coding edits and discusses general billing-related guidance.