In this issue

  • Annual Wellness Visit Intent
  • Health Risk Assessments
  • New to the KPI Report:

AWV INTENT

  • To keep Medicare Beneficiaries healthy or become healthier.
  • Promote positive health habits/ lifestyle.
  • Encourage beneficiaries to take and active role in managing their health

Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) helps members stay informed and proactive about health. The Medicare AWV plays a crucial role in capturing and documenting data for HEDIS measures, which are used by CMS to determine Star Ratings. What can you do to improve adherence to AWVs?

IMPORTANCE OF HRA

To gather information from the patient about their health status, risk factors, and habits to help the provider create a personalized prevention plan for the individual.

GATHERING HRA INFORMATION

  • CALL patient prior to appointment
  • MAIL packet to patient to fill out prior to appointment
  • Have patient fill out packet in CLINIC before/during appointment

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NEW: • Unattributed Members WHERE: • Care Management • Current Reports • Unattributed Members

D & C INSIGHTS

NEOPLASM/CANCER

Look in the documentation for:

  1. Behavior
  2. Morphology
  3. Anatomic Site
  4. Laterality

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