Efficacy of a Digital Intervention to Increase Annual Wellness Visit Scheduling Amid COVID-19 Backlog. WMJ 2023 Dec;122(5):346-348
Date
01/05/2024Pubmed ID
38180922Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85181632740 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
BACKGROUND: The Medicare Annual Wellness Visit is a preventive visit that is largely underutilized, a problem further compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS: We implemented a digital outreach intervention to improve Annual Wellness Visit scheduling in our health system. Using a bulk outreach functionality in the electronic medical record, we sent a message to patients due for an Annual Wellness Visit and analyzed the efficacy of this message on scheduling rates while also assessing its impact by race.
RESULTS: Patients who read the message were 40% more likely to schedule an Annual Wellness Visit (OR 1.42; 95% CI, 1.34 - 1.50) compared to those who did not read the message.
DISCUSSION: After this intervention, Annual Wellness Visit scheduling rates increased by 50% for White patients and 325% for Black patients versus prepandemic rates in 2019.
Author List
Penlesky AC, Dunn C, Hanson R, Lodes M, Nattinger AB, Singh SAuthor
Ann B. Nattinger MD, MPH Associate Provost, Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedElectronic Health Records
Health Promotion
Humans
Medicare
Pandemics
Preventive Medicine
Reminder Systems
United States
