title: The annual wellness visit shared medical appointment: innovative delivery of preventive care to the elderly.
abstract: The Hartford HealthCare Medical Group instituted 3 types of shared medical appointments (SMAs) in 2013, one being for the Medicare Annual Wellness Visit (AWV). While traditionally there have been 2 types of SMAs-either a chronic disease follow-up model or an annual physical examination model, the SMA AWV offers a preventive care focus in a dedicated visit for the elderly population, without co-pays and without logistics of conducting a physical examination. This article reviews the benefits and challenges of SMAs, including those specific to conducting the AWV, as well as the overall patient experience with the AWV SMA.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Hartford HealthCare Medical Group, Enfield, Connecticut.
authors.forename: Vasanth
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kainkaryam
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003237:Connecticut; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D006123:Group Practice; D006801:Humans; D009819:Office Visits; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011315:Preventive Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration; D057188:Workflow