GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC Review

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC

In the briefest summary, GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC is a medical group with 2 professionals providing medical services at 1 locations. They cover 2 specialties.GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC is affiliated with 2 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

2466344775

   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 GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC 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 GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC

GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC includes medical professionals from 2 specialties

Specialty Number
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 1
DERMATOLOGY 1

   Ratings for GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC

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 GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC.

MIPS Measures

Measure Percent Compliance
Biopsy Follow-Up 84%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement Yes
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record 100%
Drug Cost Transparency Yes
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal Yes
Enhancements/regular updates to practice websites/tools that also include considerations for patients with cognitive disabilities Yes
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop Yes
Implementation of documentation improvements for practice/process improvements Yes
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results Yes
Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit Yes
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes Yes
Melanoma: Continuity of Care Recall System 92%
Melanoma: Coordination of Care 97%
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Participation in MOC Part IV Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information Yes
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record Yes
Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians Yes
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information 0%
Psoriasis: Clinical Response to Systemic Medications 57%
Psoriasis: Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention for Patients with Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis on a Biological Immune Response Modifier 99%
Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion Yes
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making. Yes
Use of CDC Guideline for Clinical Decision Support to Prescribe Opioids for Chronic Pain via Clinical Decision Support Yes
Use of Patient Safety Tools Yes
Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements Yes
Use of QCDR for feedback reports that incorporate population health Yes
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access Yes
Use of tools to assist patient self-management Yes
e-Prescribing 98%

   GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC Office Locations

2424 128TH ST, URBANDALE, IA 50323 Map
( 515-243-8676)
TIMOTHY ABRAHAMSON (MD)
DERMATOLOGY
JACOB LORSUNG
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

   Hospitals Affiliated with GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC

GREATER DES MOINES DERMATOLOGY PC professionals work with these hospitals:

   Other Physician Groups

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