UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC. Review

  The Most Important Data about UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC.

In the briefest summary, UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC. is a medical group with 20 professionals providing medical services at 5 locations. They cover 3 specialties.UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC. is affiliated with 16 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

1254492952

   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 UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC.. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC. 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 UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC.

UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC. includes medical professionals from 3 specialties

Specialty	Number
NURSE PRACTITIONER	3
PEDIATRIC MEDICINE	2
UROLOGY	17

   Ratings for UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC.

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 UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC..

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment	69%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management	52%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management	57%
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)	97%
Appropriate Use of DXA Scans in Women Under 65 Years Who Do Not Meet the Risk Factor Profile for Osteoporotic Fracture	3%
Breast Cancer Screening	26%
Cervical Cancer Screening	19%
Childhood Immunization Status	33%
Chlamydia Screening for Women	23%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report	4%
Colorectal Cancer Screening	36%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	47%
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment	0%
Diabetes: Eye Exam	15%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	61%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	88%
Diabetic Retinopathy: Communication with the Physician Managing Ongoing Diabetes Care	0%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	98%
Electronic Case Reporting	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	0%
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD)	11%
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD)	20%
HIV Screening	16%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Oncology: Medical and Radiation Pain Intensity Quantified	0%
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults	67%
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	21%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	48%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	0%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented	11%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	34%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	92%
Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Primary Care Providers, including Dentists	1%
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve Evaluation	52%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information	88%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	76%
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults	6%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	90%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	1%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	1%
e-Prescribing	97%

   UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC. Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC.

UPSTATE UROLOGY, INC. professionals work with these hospitals:

• AUBURN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
• CARTHAGE AREA HOSPITAL, INC
• CAYUGA MEDICAL CENTER AT ITHACA
• CLAXTON-HEPBURN MEDICAL CENTER
• CORNING HOSPITAL
• FAXTON-ST LUKE'S HEALTHCARE
• GUTHRIE CORTLAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
• ONEIDA HEALTH HOSPITAL
• OSWEGO HOSPITAL
• OUR LADY OF LOURDES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
• RIVER HOSPITAL CLINICS
• ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL
• ROME MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC
• SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER
• UNITED HEALTH SERVICES HOSPITALS, INC
• UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL S U N Y HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER

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