Outpatient Facility Coding Alert - 2011 Issue 14
AWVs: CMS Offers Quick Annual Wellness Checklist
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Article Overview
This brief article highlights a CMS annual wellness visit checklist from the MLN Matters series. It is aimed at practices that perform Medicare preventive visits and want a quick reference for required visit elements, related documentation prompts, and general billing reminders.
Why This Topic Matters
Annual wellness visit processes can be easier to standardize when a practice uses CMS guidance to confirm the visit is documented consistently. The article is useful for clinicians, coders, and billing staff who support Medicare preventive services.
What You Will Learn
- What a CMS annual wellness visit checklist is intended to support
- Which general categories of visit data and documentation are referenced
- That the resource also includes frequently asked questions about annual wellness visits
- Where to find the CMS checklist resource referenced in the article
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Practice managers
- Primary care providers
- Compliance staff
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