PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Loskutova, Natalia Y.
AU  - Callen, Elisabeth F.
AU  - Westfall, John M.
TI  - Standardized Patient Assessments at the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit: Results from the AAFP National Research Network
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2022.03.210345
DP  - 2022 May 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 605--609
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/35/3/605.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/35/3/605.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2022 May 01; 35
AB  - Introduction: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has set requirements for the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV).Methods: A cross-sectional online survey to explore the variability in assessments and tools used during the AWV was completed by 159 primary care providers from 145 practices in 36 states.Results: The results confirmed wide variation in use of specific tools during AWV and provider interest in using several specific tools if available.Conclusion: The results indicated a need for more comprehensive AWV content and a preference for more structured and objective ways to conduct AWV assessment.