BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA Review

  The Most Important Data about BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA

In the briefest summary, BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA is a medical group with 64 professionals providing medical services at 7 locations. They cover 7 specialties.BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA is affiliated with 20 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

1355605924

   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 BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA 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 BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA

BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA includes medical professionals from 7 specialties

Specialty	Number
HOSPITALIST	1
NURSE PRACTITIONER	10
PEDIATRIC MEDICINE	2
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	52
FAMILY PRACTICE	1
INTERNAL MEDICINE	2
PULMONARY DISEASE	1

   Ratings for BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA

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 BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Acute Otitis Externa (AOE): Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy Avoidance of Inappropriate Use	100%
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)	3%
Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Bronchitis/Bronchiolitis	99%
Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program	Yes
Emergency Medicine: Emergency Department Utilization of CT for Minor Blunt Head Trauma for Patients Aged 18 Years and Older	99%
Emergency Medicine: Emergency Department Utilization of CT for Minor Blunt Head Trauma for Patients Aged 2 Through 17 Years	1%
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
Tracking of clinicians relationship to and responsibility for a patient by reporting MACRA patient relationship codes.	Yes
Ultrasound Determination of Pregnancy Location for Pregnant Patients with Abdominal Pain	98%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

   BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA

BLUFF CREEK EMERGENCY MEDICINE ASSOCIATES, PA professionals work with these hospitals:

• ARTESIA GENERAL HOSPITAL
• BAPTIST NEIGHBORHOOD HOSPITAL THOUSAND OAKS
• BROWARD HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
• CHRISTUS MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL
• CHRISTUS MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL- WINNSBORO
• COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF THE MONTEREY PENINSULA
• LAREDO MEDICAL CENTER
• LAS PALMAS MEDICAL CENTER A CAMPUS OF LPDS HEALTHC
• MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
• SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
• SHANNON MEDICAL CENTER
• SIERRA MEDICAL CENTER
• STEWARD PALMETTO GENERAL HOSPITAL
• THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE - EAST CAMPUS
• THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE - MEMORIAL CAMPUS
• THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE HORIZON CITY CAMPUS
• THE HOSPITALS OF PROVIDENCE TRANSMOUNTAIN CAMPUS
• TMC- BONHAM HOSPITAL
• UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER OF EL PASO
• WILBARGER GENERAL HOSPITAL

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