Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Expansion within a Rural Federally Qualified Health Center through Implementation of Pharmacist-Led Medicare Annual Wellness Visits.

Carrington Royals¹, Reagan K Barfield², Mary Francis Newman¹, Lori Mor^1,3, Tammy H Cummings², P Brandon Bookstaver²

¹Tandem Health Inc., 1278 N. Lafayette Dr., Sumter, SC 29150, USA.

²Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Outcomes Sciences, University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, 715 Sumter St., Columbia, SC 29208, USA.

³University of South Carolina School of Medicine - Sumter Family Medicine Residency Program, 129 N. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150, USA.

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Abstract

Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWVs) are annual appointments with the primary care team to prepare personalized prevention plans and focus on gaps in care. Although beneficial, AWVs are often difficult for providers to schedule and complete due to the increased time commitments compared to other visits. The purpose of this study was to assess the clinical, economic and patient-level value of new…

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