MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER Review

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER

In the briefest summary, MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER is a medical group with 13 professionals providing medical services at 2 locations. They cover 8 specialties.MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER is affiliated with 16 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

9537445812

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

MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER includes medical professionals from 8 specialties

Specialty Number
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 4
EMERGENCY MEDICINE 1
FAMILY PRACTICE 4
INTERNAL MEDICINE 1
NEPHROLOGY 1
PSYCHIATRY 1
PULMONARY DISEASE 1
UROLOGY 2

   Ratings for MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER

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 MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER.

MIPS Measures

Measure Percent Compliance
Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment 21%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management 74%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management 77%
Appropriate Testing for Pharyngitis 2%
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) 40%
Appropriate Use of DXA Scans in Women Under 65 Years Who Do Not Meet the Risk Factor Profile for Osteoporotic Fracture 3%
Breast Cancer Screening 61%
Cervical Cancer Screening 23%
Childhood Immunization Status 16%
Chlamydia Screening for Women 4%
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report 12%
Collection and use of patient experience and satisfaction data on access Yes
Colorectal Cancer Screening 50%
Controlling High Blood Pressure 67%
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment 56%
Depression Remission at Twelve Months 0%
Diabetes: Eye Exam 58%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 19%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy 91%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record 85%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk 71%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Yes
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment 4%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment 0%
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
Participation in CAHPS or other supplemental questionnaire Yes
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults 80%
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan 17%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization 51%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan 39%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented 21%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 29%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 83%
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 Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information 66%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease 78%
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults 13%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents 63%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents 24%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents 31%
e-Prescribing 100%

   MERRICK MEDICAL CENTER Office Locations

2802 28TH ST, CENTRAL CITY, NE 68826 Map
( 308-946-3015)
BRIAN BUHLKE (MD)
FAMILY PRACTICE
BLAKE COVER
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
TRACI DIECKMANN
FAMILY PRACTICE
JENNIFER DWYER
UROLOGY
BRETT HILL
UROLOGY
JONATHON KORTH
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
SWATHI LAVUDI
NEPHROLOGY
BRANDON MCLAUGHLIN (PA)
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
NATALIE PEARSON
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
RICHARD POPPE
FAMILY PRACTICE
RYAN SANTIN
PSYCHIATRY
ELISA ZEISS
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
1500 S 48TH ST, LINCOLN, NE 68506 Map
( 402-483-8600)
JEFFREY JARRETT (MD)
PULMONARY DISEASE

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