CMS continues to expand its use of social determinants of health (SDOH) in Medicare. Recently the agency made a manual change making an SDOH assessment a payable add-on service with the Medicare annual wellness visit (AWV). If the provider taking the assessment finds the patient has social issues that should be addressed, you have an obligation to go beyond documenting it.
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