Promoting Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, 2025-2027

Overview

The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV) is a preventive care appointment. The essential purpose is to prevent the onset of disease and disability by slowing the progression of existing or future illnesses. This module explains the benefits and requirements of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit.

Medicare covers many preventive services. Understanding what services are available, the person receiving care and their healthcare provider can create a schedule for future appointments. Clinics can also increase revenue by recommending further tests, screenings, etc., and attaining high-quality care metrics.

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, social workers, and physical therapists.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, learners should be able to:

Differentiate between the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit and the concept of an "annual physical".
List the benefits of the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit to the patient and manage patient expectations for the visit.
Describe the benefits of maintaining a high participation percentage within the Medicare beneficiary population.
Identify common documentation errors that can result in payment denials from Medicare.
Discuss how aligning care with the IHI Age-Friendly Health System and an interprofessional approach helps eliminate health disparities for older adults.

Funding

Current funding for ongoing availability is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U1QHP53050. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Health Resources and Services Administration or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Course summary

Available credit:

1.00 ACPE Pharmacy
1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
1.00 ANCC
1.00 AOA Category 2-B
1.00 ASWB Credit
1.00 IPCE
1.00 HSC Participation
1.00 Physical Therapist (PT)
This activity is provided by the Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners Accredited Provider APS #: and meets continuing competence requirements for physical therapist and physical therapist assistant licensure renewal in Texas.

Course opens:

09/23/2025

Course expires:

09/22/2027

Cost:

$0.00

Rating:

Online On-Demand

Fort Worth, TX 76107

United States

Disclosures
In accordance with the appropriate accrediting bodies, all planners, teachers, and authors with control over activity content are required to disclose to the provider any relevant financial relationships (those held by the person, currently or within the last 24 months) with ineligible interests. Accredited providers are required to provide this information to learners before the start of an activity. The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth Division of Academic Innovation's office planning team nor the subject matter experts have anything to disclose.

Revision Development Team

Kate Taylor, DNP, FNP-C
Assistant Dean for Clinical and Outreach Affairs & Assistant Professor
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, College of Nursing

Adjunct Faculty
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics

Brittany Love, DO
Assistant Professor

Jane Oderberg, LMSW, CDP, CADDCT
Instructor/Social Worker
Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Jacob Rogers, PharmD
Assistant Professor of Pharmacotherapy, Clinical Pharmacist
UNT System College of Pharmacy, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Clinical Pharmacist, Center for Older Adults, UNT Health Clinical Practice Group

Instructional Design

Brenda Wilson, MS, CHCP
Senior Instructional Designer
CE & Assessment Department, Division of Academic Innovation, University of Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Special Thanks to the following authors for the original development of this module:

Sarah Ross, DO, MS, CMD
Associate Professor
Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Clinical Medical Director, Center for Older Adults, UNT Health Clinical Practice Group

Maria Crompton, DO, DipABLM
Assistant Professor, Departments of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth

Course Director(s)