SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A. Review

  The Most Important Data about SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A.

In the briefest summary, SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A. is a medical group with 25 professionals providing medical services at 10 locations. They cover 8 specialties.SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A. is affiliated with 14 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

3274501804

   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 SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A.. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A. 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 SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A.

SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A. includes medical professionals from 8 specialties

Specialty	Number
NURSE PRACTITIONER	4
PAIN MANAGEMENT	3
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	2
ANESTHESIOLOGY	3
INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT	1
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY	9
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION	3
PHYSICAL THERAPY	4

   Ratings for SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A.

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 SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A..

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Advance Care Plan	57%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report	24%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	47%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	96%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	86%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	47%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	43%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	47%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	46%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	44%
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling	0%
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling	48%
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling	92%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information	74%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Screening for Osteoporosis for Women Aged 65-85 Years of Age	27%
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	82%
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults	5%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	91%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	20%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	19%
e-Prescribing	98%

   SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A. Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A.

SOUTH TEXAS SPINAL CLINIC, P.A. professionals work with these hospitals:

• BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
• CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER
• CONNALLY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER
• DOCTORS HOSPITAL OF LAREDO
• GUADALUPE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
• LAREDO MEDICAL CENTER
• MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
• METHODIST HOSPITAL
• METHODIST HOSPITAL STONE OAK
• PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
• RESOLUTE HEALTH HOSPITAL
• SHANNON MEDICAL CENTER
• SOUTH TEXAS SPINE AND SURGICAL HOSPITAL
• UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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