HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC Review

  The Most Important Data about HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC

In the briefest summary, HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC is a medical group with 6 professionals providing medical services at 6 locations. They cover 2 specialties.HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC is affiliated with 3 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

648165233

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

HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC includes medical professionals from 2 specialties

Specialty	Number
HAND SURGERY	6
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY	2

   Ratings for HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC

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 HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	93%
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	29%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	3%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	86%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	74%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	64%
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults	0%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	96%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	0%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	0%

   HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC

HAND SURGERY ASSOCIATES SC professionals work with these hospitals:

• ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER 1
• ELMHURST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
• NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 1

   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.