PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Wilkinson, Joanne E.
AU  - Goldman, Roberta E.
AU  - Borkan, Jeffrey
AU  - Ferrone, Christine
AU  - Clark, Philip
TI  - A Qualitative Implementation Study to Improve Medicare Annual Wellness Visits
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240217R4
DP  - 2025 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
PG  - 360--365
VI  - 38
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/38/2/360.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/38/2/360.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2025 Mar 01; 38
AB  - 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 physicians and patients with deidentified transcription and immersion-crystallization analysis.Results: Physicians 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.