decisionhealth Newsletters, Part B News - 2014 Issue 1 (January)
What you need to bill the AWV
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Article Overview
This article is for physicians, coders, and medical practice staff who need a general understanding of Medicare annual wellness visit documentation. It outlines the broad categories of information expected for an initial AWV and the additional items that should be updated for a subsequent AWV, with emphasis on recordkeeping, screening, and patient risk assessment.
Why This Topic Matters
Annual wellness visits have specific documentation expectations that differ from other preventive visits, so practices need to understand the required record elements to support compliant billing and reduce audit risk.
What You Will Learn
- The broad documentation categories associated with an initial annual wellness visit
- The broader items that should be obtained for both initial and subsequent annual wellness visits
- How the article frames documentation differences between preventive visits and annual wellness visits
- Which general types of screening, assessment, and patient-planning topics are discussed in AWV records
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice managers
- Compliance staff
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