HOWARD UNIVERSITY Review

  The Most Important Data about HOWARD UNIVERSITY

In the briefest summary, HOWARD UNIVERSITY is a medical group with 139 professionals providing medical services at 5 locations. They cover 41 specialties.HOWARD UNIVERSITY is affiliated with 24 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

941109565

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

HOWARD UNIVERSITY includes medical professionals from 41 specialties

Specialty	Number
CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER	1
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)	5
HOSPITALIST	1
NURSE PRACTITIONER	4
PEDIATRIC MEDICINE	2
VASCULAR SURGERY	2
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY	2
CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE (CNM)	2
DERMATOLOGY	3
ENDOCRINOLOGY	4
FAMILY PRACTICE	7
GASTROENTEROLOGY	3
INTERNAL MEDICINE	24
GERIATRIC MEDICINE	2
HAND SURGERY	2
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY	4
INFECTIOUS DISEASE	4
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY	2
GENERAL SURGERY	9
NEPHROLOGY	3
NEUROLOGY	4
NEUROPSYCHIATRY	1
NEUROSURGERY	1
OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY	8
OPHTHALMOLOGY	10
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY	4
OTOLARYNGOLOGY	2
PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION	1
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY	1
PODIATRY	1
PSYCHIATRY	5
PULMONARY DISEASE	5
RADIATION ONCOLOGY	1
DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY	10
RHEUMATOLOGY	1
SLEEP MEDICINE	2
COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY)	2
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)	7
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY	3
UROLOGY	2
PATHOLOGY	7

   Ratings for HOWARD UNIVERSITY

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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)	98%
Breast Cancer Screening	2%
Cervical Cancer Screening	22%
Childhood Immunization Status	6%
Chlamydia Screening for Women	64%
Colorectal Cancer Screening	10%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	49%
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment	1%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	94%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	73%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	45%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	6%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	0%
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults	24%
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan	21%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	12%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented	24%
Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Primary Care Providers, including Dentists	0%
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
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information	92%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	70%
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information	3%
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults	0%
e-Prescribing	94%

   HOWARD UNIVERSITY Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with HOWARD UNIVERSITY

HOWARD UNIVERSITY professionals work with these hospitals:

• ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE FORT WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR
• ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE WHITE OAK MEDICAL CENTER
• BEAUMONT HOSPITAL - DEARBORN
• GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIV HOSPITAL
• HCA FLORIDA BLAKE HOSPITAL
• HOLY CROSS GERMANTOWN HOSPITAL
• HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL
• HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
• INOVA FAIR OAKS HOSPITAL
• JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL, THE
• LANCASTER GENERAL HOSPITAL
• LUMINIS HEALTH DOCTORS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CTR, INC
• MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER
• MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER
• NORTHWEST HOSPITAL CENTER
• PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL
• SAINT AGNES HOSPITAL
• SHANDS JACKSONVILLE
• SOUTHEAST ALASKA REGIONAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM
• UMD REHABILITATION & ORTHOPAEDIC INSTITUTE
• UNITED MEDICAL CENTER
• UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER
• UNIVERSITY OF MD CAPITAL REGION MEDICAL CENTER
• UNIVERSITY OF MD MEDICAL CENTER MIDTOWN CAMPUS

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