THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY Review

  The Most Important Data about THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

In the briefest summary, THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY is a medical group with 29 professionals providing medical services at 5 locations. They cover 9 specialties.THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY is affiliated with 4 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

5294710398

   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 SYLACAUGA 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 SYLACAUGA 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 SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY includes medical professionals from 9 specialties

Specialty	Number
CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)	5
NURSE PRACTITIONER	5
ANESTHESIOLOGY	5
FAMILY PRACTICE	3
INTERNAL MEDICINE	3
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY	4
GENERAL SURGERY	3
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY	1
UROLOGY	1

   Ratings for THE SYLACAUGA 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 SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report	98%
Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement	Yes
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	89%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Implementation of documentation improvements for practice/process improvements	Yes
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit	Yes
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Patient Education	100%
Oncology: Medical and Radiation Pain Intensity Quantified	98%
Oncology: Medical and Radiation - Plan of Care for Pain	100%
Participation in CAHPS or other supplemental questionnaire	Yes
Participation in Joint Commission Evaluation Initiative	Yes
Participation in MOC Part IV	Yes
Perioperative Temperature Management	100%
Prevention of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) Combination Therapy	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	96%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
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
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Regular Review Practices in Place on Targeted Patient Population Needs	Yes
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	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 decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

   THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

THE SYLACAUGA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY professionals work with these hospitals:

• BROOKWOOD BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
• CITIZENS BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER
• COOSA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
• GRANDVIEW 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.