AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES Review

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES

In the briefest summary, AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES is a medical group with 4 professionals providing medical services at 1 locations. They cover 2 specialties.AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES is affiliated with 1 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

1052327285

   What is this page all about?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Ratings, Specialities Covered, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Physician Groups.)

   Specialties Covered by AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES

AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES includes medical professionals from 2 specialties

Specialty Number
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) 4
PULMONARY DISEASE 4

   Ratings for AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES

When it comes to healthcare, patients want the best possible care and experience. Figuring this out and boiling it down to a few measures, can be difficult. The information below shows our best analysis. We review all of the the data from CMS. The information below summarizes the results of the most recent annual survey of health care providers called the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems or "CAHPS" as well as data used for the calculation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System ("MIPS"). The most recent data for both of these datasets is calendar year 2021. According to the CMS website, the 2022 survey data is being finalized but they have not indicated when it will be publicly available.

CAHPS Survey Results

There is no information about the overall patient rating for AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES.

MIPS Measures

Measure Percent Compliance
Care transition documentation practice improvements Yes
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report 27%
Controlling High Blood Pressure 67%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 43%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record 98%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 34%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults 71%
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization 43%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 80%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 97%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information 100%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Tobacco use Yes
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes
e-Prescribing 98%

   AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES Office Locations

1301 BROAD ST, AUGUSTA, GA 30901 Map
( 706-922-5864)
BRENT BERMINGHAM
PULMONARY DISEASE
ALFRED BRANNEN (MD)
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)
VARSHA KULKARNI
PULMONARY DISEASE
SCOTT PETHKE
PULMONARY DISEASE

   Hospitals Affiliated with AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES

AUGUSTA LUNG ASSOCIATES professionals work with these hospitals:

   Other Physician Groups

This is a list of other physician groups that service the same geographic area. If you are not satisfied with your current doctor or group of doctors, these may be worth considering.