tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2012 Issue 6
Annual Wellness Visits: 5 Strategies Help You Deal With Patients Who Refuse to Complete HRA Form
If necessary, show patients the regulations in writing. You pored over creating a simple-to-complete health risk assessment (HRA) form for patients to fill out during their annual wellness visits -- and yet you still have a few stubborn patients who refuse to complete the form. Follow these five steps to ensure that you still collect for the visit. Background: As part of the 2012 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule, CMS requires that an HRA be included as part of every annual wellness visit (AWV). You should tailor your HRAs to the patients that you treat, taking into account all...
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