DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC Review

  The Most Important Data about DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC

In the briefest summary, DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC is a medical group with 53 professionals providing medical services at 16 locations. They cover 19 specialties.DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC is affiliated with 9 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

3971408774

   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 DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, 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 DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC

DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC includes medical professionals from 19 specialties

Specialty	Number
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)	1
HOSPITALIST	1
NURSE PRACTITIONER	21
PAIN MANAGEMENT	1
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	4
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY	1
DERMATOLOGY	1
FAMILY PRACTICE	8
INTERNAL MEDICINE	4
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY	3
GENERAL SURGERY	1
NEUROLOGY	2
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY	2
OTOLARYNGOLOGY	1
PHYSICAL THERAPY	2
PULMONARY DISEASE	1
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY	1
RHEUMATOLOGY	1
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)	3

   Ratings for DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, 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 DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Acute Otitis Externa (AOE): Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy Avoidance of Inappropriate Use	97%
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)	99%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	92%
Heart Failure (HF): Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) or Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitor (ARNI) Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	79%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	4%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	0%
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD) All or None Outcome Measure (Optimal Control)	37%
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	60%
Promote Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Tools	Yes
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information	90%
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Reconciling Health Information	93%
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information	47%
Tobacco use	Yes
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	84%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	4%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	27%
e-Prescribing	99%

   DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC

DICKSON MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, PC professionals work with these hospitals:

• ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL
• ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS THREE RIVERS
• MAURY REGIONAL HOSPITAL
• SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM LAWRENCE
• SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HLTH SYSTEM WINCHESTER
• STEWARD ROCKLEDGE HOSPITAL
• TRISTAR CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER
• TRISTAR HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER
• WILLIAMSON MEDICAL CENTER

   Other Physician Groups

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