BRIEF REPORT
Joanne E. Wilkinson, MD, MSc; Roberta E. Goldman, PhD; Jeffrey Borkan, MD, PhD; Christine Ferrone, MS; Philip Clark, ScD
Corresponding Author: Joanne E. Wilkinson, MD, MSc; Department of Family Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Email: jwilkmd@gmail.com
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240217R4
Keywords: Access to Care, Geriatrics, Medicare, Qualitative Research, Resident Run Clinic, Vulnerable Populations
Dates: Submitted: 06-02-2024; Revised: 06-16-2024; 08-25-2024; 09-05-2024; 10-09-2024; Accepted: 10-14-2024
Status: In production for ahead of print.
BACKGROUND: The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) has high potential value depending on its implementation and clinical setting. We studied the perceived value of the AWV in a residency clinic providing care for underserved patients.
METHODS: Qualitative interviews with both providers and patients with deidentified transcription and immersion-crystallization analysis.
RESULTS: Providers and patients identified the following learning points: 1) preparing patients for the AWV; (2) aligning expectations and agenda; and (3) optimizing the value of the AWV given patients’ competing demands.
DISCUSSION: The Medicare AWV is a promising tool but needs thoughtful implementation to make it valuable in underserved trainee settings.