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Using RN Co-Visits to Improve Access and Completion Rates for Medicare Annual Wellness Visits

JENNIFER CORLISS, MD, FAAFP
REBECCA JOHNSON, MD
TARYN ARBAYO, BSN, RN, AMB-BC
RACHEL RODRIGUEZ, MD, FAAFP

FPM. 2026;33(1):14-18.

Author disclosures: no relevant financial relationships.

This content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

Nurses can add annual wellness visits to existing appointments, helping practices improve preventive care and their quality metrics.

Drs. Corliss, Johnson, and Rodriguez are assistant professors of family medicine at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine. They practice at UCHealth Primary Care – Lone Tree, where Dr. Corliss is medical director and Taryn Arbayo is nursing supervisor.

The authors would like to acknowledge Marin Snyder, BSN, RN, and Chelsea Medina, BSN, RN, for their initiative and significant efforts on this project.

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