READING HOSPITAL Review

  The Most Important Data about READING HOSPITAL

In the briefest summary, READING HOSPITAL is a medical group with 103 professionals providing medical services at 7 locations. They cover 21 specialties.READING HOSPITAL is affiliated with 25 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

7618886490

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

READING HOSPITAL includes medical professionals from 21 specialties

Specialty	Number
HOSPITALIST	2
NURSE PRACTITIONER	22
PEDIATRIC MEDICINE	1
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	7
ENDOCRINOLOGY	2
FAMILY PRACTICE	11
INTERNAL MEDICINE	23
GERIATRIC MEDICINE	1
GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY	2
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY	8
INFECTIOUS DISEASE	7
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY	2
GENERAL SURGERY	5
NEUROLOGY	15
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY	3
OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE	1
PSYCHIATRY	2
RADIATION ONCOLOGY	4
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY	1
REGISTERED DIETITIAN OR NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL	5
COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY)	1

   Ratings for READING HOSPITAL

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 READING HOSPITAL.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment	62%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management	60%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management	75%
Appropriate Testing for Pharyngitis	37%
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)	96%
Appropriate Use of DXA Scans in Women Under 65 Years Who Do Not Meet the Risk Factor Profile for Osteoporotic Fracture	6%
Breast Cancer Screening	72%
Cervical Cancer Screening	63%
Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment	42%
Childhood Immunization Status	15%
Chlamydia Screening for Women	73%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report	8%
Colorectal Cancer Screening	59%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	65%
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment	22%
Depression Remission at Twelve Months	2%
Diabetes: Eye Exam	23%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	26%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	91%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	78%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	82%
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD)	46%
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD)	44%
Functional Status Assessment for Total Hip Replacement	2%
Functional Status Assessment for Total Knee Replacement	1%
HIV Screening	44%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange	Yes
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)	68%
Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	96%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	10%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	1%
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Oncology: Medical and Radiation Pain Intensity Quantified	73%
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults	83%
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	22%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	56%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	69%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented	43%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	67%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	95%
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	89%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	71%
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults	18%
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
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	86%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	87%
e-Prescribing	97%

   READING HOSPITAL Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with READING HOSPITAL

READING HOSPITAL professionals work with these hospitals:

• ADVENTHEALTH ORLANDO
• ADVENTIST HEALTH PORTLAND
• CAPITAL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HOPEWELL
• CAPITAL HEALTH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
• COOPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
• DOYLESTOWN HOSPITAL
• EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER MONTGOMERY
• JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER
• JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, THE
• LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL
• LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL
• MARION COMMUNTIY HOSPITAL
• MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER
• NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 1
• PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPH
• PHOENIXVILLE HOSPITAL
• POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL
• READING HOSPITAL
• SAINT THOMAS RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL
• ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL - MONROE CAMPUS
• ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM
• ST LUKES QUAKERTOWN HOSPITAL
• THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT
• UNIVERSITY OF MD BALTIMORE WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER
• WELLSPAN EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

   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.