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Increasing Medicare Wellness Visit Participation In A Primary Care Clinic, Katherine Rodriguez-Guerrant
Increasing Medicare Wellness Visit Participation In A Primary Care Clinic, Katherine Rodriguez-Guerrant
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Background: Medicare Wellness Visits (MWV) came into use in 2011 to provide Medicare patients and their providers a chance to create a 5 to 10 year plan to prevent illness, disease, and disability. These visits are often underutilized due to various barriers on both the provider and patient side.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess provider barriers to conducting MWVs and provide an educational tool that will assist providers in increasing the number of MWVs conducted within this system.
Design: This is a descriptive, quasi-experimental study to assess provider barriers combined with a Quality improvement project that …