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AWV

Annual Wellness Visit support for a more organized preventive care workflow.

Connect patient outreach, appointment coordination and documentation preparation around provider-led Annual Wellness Visits and personalized prevention planning.

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ANNUAL WELLNESS VISIT SUPPORT

Understanding annual wellness visit support.

An Annual Wellness Visit gives an eligible patient and the care team a structured opportunity to review health risks and develop or update a personalized prevention plan. The visit involves a defined preventive service rather than a routine comprehensive physical examination. Medviora Health supports the administrative work around Annual Wellness Visits for practices, clinics and healthcare organizations, helping organize outreach, scheduling, information preparation and provider-directed follow-up. Your qualified clinical team determines patient suitability, delivers the clinical components and evaluates the requirements that apply to the individual visit.

A useful wellness-visit workflow begins before an appointment is booked. Your practice needs a way to review potential eligibility, prior visit information and the patient communication appropriate to the service. Staff should explain the nature of the appointment accurately, including the distinction between a wellness visit and other medical services that may be addressed separately. Coverage and any patient financial responsibility require review rather than a blanket promise that every visit is free.

After scheduling, administrative preparation can help the clinical team work from organized information. The practice defines the questionnaires, records and other materials it needs, how they are collected and who reviews them. Follow-up tasks may include coordination of provider-recommended preventive services or another appointment, but those decisions remain clinical. Medviora helps connect the agreed administrative steps with your existing systems and communication procedures.

WHAT OUR SERVICES COVER

Detailed support across your workflow.

Explore the operational elements of annual wellness visit support and how they connect with your organization’s existing responsibilities.

Preventive care workflow planning

Review how Annual Wellness Visits fit into your practice’s approach to preventive services. Identify the patient population you intend to evaluate, the roles involved and the administrative tasks requiring support. Planning separates eligibility review, scheduling, clinical delivery and billing assessment so each stage has an appropriate owner.

Administrative eligibility coordination

Support the collection and organization of information your practice needs when evaluating potential eligibility, including relevant prior-service details where available. Final coverage and service requirements must be checked for the individual patient and payer. Administrative screening does not itself establish that a visit is covered or that no patient charge will apply.

Approved patient outreach

Coordinate the outreach tasks and messages your practice authorizes for wellness-visit scheduling. Communication should explain the purpose of the appointment clearly and route clinical or benefit questions to the appropriate team. Patient permissions, information handling and communication preferences are considered as part of the approved process.

Wellness visit scheduling

Help organize appointment-setting, confirmation and change-related tasks within your practice’s visit rules. Scheduling instructions should identify the appropriate visit type, location and administrative prerequisites. Questions about combining services, clinical concerns or exceptions go to your qualified staff before an administrative team makes an unsupported representation.

Documentation and information preparation

Support organization of the information and forms your practice uses to prepare for the visit. Your clinical team determines the content required, reviews patient-reported information and completes the clinical documentation. Administrative preparation should make missing information visible without substituting for a health assessment or a provider’s judgment.

Provider-directed follow-up coordination

Keep the administrative next steps identified by your care team connected with existing workflows. Follow-up may involve scheduling, communication or routing of information within the agreed scope. The treating professional determines any recommended preventive or medical services, while the billing team assesses coverage and documentation for the services actually delivered.

IMPLEMENTATION & ONGOING SUPPORT

A clear process, from planning to follow-through.

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    Assess the wellness visit process

    Review how your organization currently identifies potential participants, schedules preventive visits and prepares the clinical team. Define the work that needs support and the contacts responsible for clinical, operational and billing decisions.

  2. 02

    Confirm communication and responsibilities

    Agree on the approach to eligibility review, patient explanations, outreach and information collection. Establish permitted access and any required information-handling arrangements, with clinical components and billing review assigned to the appropriate qualified professionals.

  3. 03

    Coordinate outreach and preparation

    Support approved communication, appointment-setting and administrative preparation. Keep incomplete information and unresolved questions visible, and route benefit, clinical or visit-type questions to the team authorized to answer them before the appointment proceeds.

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    Connect the next steps

    Organize provider-directed administrative follow-up and identify remaining tasks after the visit. Review workflow issues with your practice so future appointments can be prepared more consistently, without assuming an inquiry or scheduled appointment guarantees a covered service.

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An Annual Wellness Visit is different from an annual physical

The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is associated with prevention planning and defined service elements. It is not a comprehensive head-to-toe physical examination. Patients may also need medical evaluation for symptoms or existing conditions, and those services may have separate documentation, coverage or financial considerations.

Clear communication helps patients understand what their appointment is intended to cover. Your practice should confirm the applicable requirements and explain any additional services it proposes. Medviora’s support focuses on the administrative process around that conversation, while qualified clinicians determine the care and information appropriate for each patient.

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Connect prevention planning with ongoing care responsibly

A wellness visit may help a care team identify questions that deserve follow-up, such as preventive service needs or gaps in ongoing coordination. It does not automatically establish eligibility for a remote monitoring or care-management program. Each proposed service requires its own clinical, consent, documentation and coverage assessment.

Medviora can help your organization coordinate the administrative handoffs between wellness visits and other confirmed services in scope. Those handoffs should reflect the treating team’s recommendations and applicable requirements. Patient information should be exchanged through approved channels, with HIPAA-related responsibilities and agreements reviewed before protected health information is shared.

AWV QUESTIONS

Answers for your organization.

Understand the scope, responsibilities and practical considerations before getting started.

Is an Annual Wellness Visit the same as an annual physical?

No. The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a defined preventive service centered on health-risk information and personalized prevention planning. It is not a comprehensive physical examination. Your clinical team should explain the appointment and review any additional medical services, documentation and coverage considerations with the patient.

Does every Medicare patient qualify for an AWV at any time?

No. Eligibility, prior service history and applicable requirements need review. A general website overview cannot establish coverage for an individual patient. The practice should confirm the relevant information before representing that a service is covered or that no patient financial responsibility will apply.

What parts of the wellness visit process can Medviora support?

Administrative support may include workflow planning, approved outreach, scheduling, information preparation and provider-directed follow-up. The scope is agreed with your organization. Your qualified clinical team remains responsible for the clinical assessment, prevention planning and clinical documentation, while coverage and billing requirements receive appropriate professional review.

Can an AWV lead to RPM, CCM or other follow-up services?

The care team may identify a reason to evaluate additional support, but enrollment is not automatic. Remote monitoring and care-management services have their own suitability, consent, documentation and payer requirements. Your providers determine the patient’s clinical needs and evaluate how proposed services fit together.

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LET’S MOVE FORWARD

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