THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY Review

  The Most Important Data about THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

In the briefest summary, THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY is a medical group with 82 professionals providing medical services at 11 locations. They cover 22 specialties.THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY is affiliated with 18 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

3072403237

   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 THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY 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 THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY includes medical professionals from 22 specialties

Specialty	Number
NURSE PRACTITIONER	24
GENERAL PRACTICE	1
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	22
ENDOCRINOLOGY	1
FAMILY PRACTICE	9
GASTROENTEROLOGY	2
INTERNAL MEDICINE	12
GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY	1
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY	3
INFECTIOUS DISEASE	1
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY	1
GENERAL SURGERY	2
NEPHROLOGY	1
NEUROLOGY	5
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY	1
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY	2
PSYCHIATRY	1
PULMONARY DISEASE	2
RADIATION ONCOLOGY	2
RHEUMATOLOGY	2
SLEEP MEDICINE	1
PATHOLOGY	4

   Ratings for THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

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 THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Appropriate Testing for Pharyngitis	85%
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)	88%
Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	50%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	91%
Participation in Joint Commission Evaluation Initiative	Yes
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults	43%
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	16%
Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians	Yes

   THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY professionals work with these hospitals:

• 96th Medical Group (Eglin AFB)
• BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER SOUTH
• BULLOCK COUNTY HOSPITAL
• COMMUNITY HOSPITAL INC
• CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
• DALE MEDICAL CENTER
• EAMC-LANIER
• ELMORE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
• JACKSON HOSPITAL & CLINIC INC
• MCLAREN GREATER LANSING
• MILLER COUNTY HOSPITAL
• NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL
• RUSSELL MEDICAL CENTER
• ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL- EMORY HEALTHCARE
• ST VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAM
• THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY
• W PALM BEACH VA MEDICAL CENTER
• WALKER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

   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.