NPP Report: 5 ways NPPs can boost work flow for wellness visits

Why This Topic Matters

It helps practices evaluate whether the article applies to their wellness-visit workflow, staffing model, and preventive-service referral processes under Medicare guidance.

Article Sections

1. Workflow strategies for annual wellness visits

   Introduces team-based approaches for supporting Medicare annual wellness visit operations and the role of non-physician practitioners in the process.

2. Using NPPs and staff to gather visit data

   Covers methods for collecting patient information ahead of the visit and organizing supporting staff tasks to reduce clinician time.

3. Standardized forms and prevention planning

   Discusses general approaches to organizing required prevention-planning information and using templates or forms to support documentation workflows.

4. Referral pathways for related preventive services

   Reviews coordination of follow-on preventive or counseling services that may be identified during the wellness visit and the operational steps practices may consider.