Annual Wellness Visit Template Guidelines - HCCIntelligence™ Premier Resource - 2024-Annual Wellness Visit Template Guidelines - HCCIntelligence™ Premier Resource

Annual Wellness Visit Template Guidelines - HCCIntelligence™ Premier Resource - 2024

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This document provides guidelines for creating a template for annual wellness visits (AWV) for home-based primary care (HBPC) providers and practice staff. It includes a list of required documentation elements necessary to bill for the service. The components mentioned in the document can be used to develop the fields for the AWV template in the electronic health record (EHR).<br /><br />The required elements for the AWV template include a health risk assessment (HRA), which should cover patient demographics, self-assessment of health status, biometric measures, psychosocial and behavioral risks, activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental ADLs (IADLs), compliance with screenings and immunizations, past medical and surgical, family, and social history (PFSH), hospitalizations, allergies, medication list, exercise and physical activity, diet and nutrition, screening and immunization schedule, a list of current providers and supplies, review of potential depression and other mood disorders, review of functional ability and level of safety, self-described overall health, physical examination including vitals and BMI, Mini-Cog test, list of risk factors or conditions needing interventions or treatment, personalized health advice and referrals, and advance care planning (ACP).<br /><br />The document also provides guidance on billing codes for AWV based on the patient's enrollment status and previous AWV visits. It includes information on HCPCS codes and their descriptions.<br /><br />The document concludes by providing information on additional resources available from the HCCIntelligence Resource Center, including a hotline, webinars, and tools and tip sheets for HBPC providers and practice staff.<br /><br />Please note that this document is for educational and informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. The information provided is accurate at the time of publication and subject to change.

Keywords

annual wellness visits

home-based primary care

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electronic health record

health risk assessment

billing codes

HCPCS codes

patient demographics

physical examination

advance care planning