Finding the Sweet Spot: Using Medicare Wellness Visits to Promote Diabetes Prevention in Older Adults
Year Developed: 2022
Resource Type: Archived Webinar .Primary Audience: Clinicians
Secondary Audience: Enabling Staff, Outreach Staff, Administrative Staff
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This National Center for Equitable Care for Elders webinar focused on the value of the Medicare Annual Wellness visit for developing personalized plans to prevent or mitigate diabetes in older adults. The webinar demonstrated how an individualized approach to diabetes prevention and management in older adults should take into account the 4Ms of Age Friendly Health Systems: Mobility, Mentation, Medications and What Matters Most.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations, Promising/Best Practices
Resource Subtopic: Diabetes, Population Health, Operational Feasibility, Diabetes, Impact/Outcomes.
Keywords: Older Adults (Elders/Elderly), Screening.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.