Annual Wellness Visits to Ongoing Care Management: A Provider’s Playbook

Maximize the Value of Annual Wellness Visits

When used correctly, Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are a gateway for better care and increased revenue. With the right approach, AWVs create a seamless path to enrolling patients in ongoing care management programs like chronic care management (CCM), advanced primary care management (APCM), and remote patient monitoring (RPM). Learn how in this helpful guide.

Download the guide, From Annual Wellness Visits to Ongoing Care Management, to learn how to:

• Understand AWV types and billing 

• How to use AWVs as a gateway to other care management programs

• Improve patient outcomes and boost recurring revenue

• How to build a sustainable, high-performing care management strategy

Disclaimer:

Health economic and reimbursement information provided by Prevounce is gathered from third-party sources and is subject to change without notice as a result of complex and frequently changing laws, regulations, rules, and policies. This information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute reimbursement or legal advice.  
  
Prevounce encourages providers to submit accurate and appropriate claims for services. It is always the provider’s responsibility to determine medical necessity, the proper site for delivery of any services, and to submit appropriate codes, charges, and modifiers for services rendered. It is also always the provider’s responsibility to understand and comply with Medicare national coverage determinations (NCD), Medicare local coverage determinations (LCD), and any other coverage requirements established by relevant payers which can be updated frequently.  
  
Prevounce recommends that you consult with your payers, reimbursement specialists, and/or legal counsel regarding coding, coverage, and reimbursement matters.  
  
Payer policies will vary and should be verified prior to treatment for limitations on diagnosis, coding, or site of service requirements.  
  
The coding options listed here are commonly used codes and are not intended to be an all-inclusive list. We recommend consulting your relevant manuals for appropriate coding options.  
  
The Health Care Provider (HCP) is solely responsible for selecting the site of service and treatment modalities appropriate for the patient based on medically appropriate needs of that patient and the independent medical judgement of the HCP.