UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE Review

  The Most Important Data about UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE

In the briefest summary, UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE is a medical group with 34 professionals providing medical services at 7 locations. They cover 9 specialties.UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE is affiliated with 13 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

9830003516

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

UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE includes medical professionals from 9 specialties

Specialty	Number
CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST (CRNA)	4
NURSE PRACTITIONER	7
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT	6
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	1
FAMILY PRACTICE	3
INTERNAL MEDICINE	5
GENERAL SURGERY	2
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY	5
PODIATRY	2

   Ratings for UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE

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 UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment	0%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management	80%
Anti-Depressant Medication Management	85%
Appropriate Testing for Pharyngitis	81%
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	4%
Breast Cancer Screening	75%
Cervical Cancer Screening	61%
Child and Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment	43%
Childhood Immunization Status	43%
Chlamydia Screening for Women	44%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Colorectal Cancer Screening	73%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	73%
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment	0%
Depression Remission at Twelve Months	10%
Diabetes: Eye Exam	43%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	20%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	89%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	88%
Electronic submission of Patient Centered Medical Home accreditation	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	74%
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD)	29%
Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed ADHD Medication (ADD)	45%
HIV Screening	23%
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)	78%
Heart Failure (HF): Beta-Blocker Therapy for Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVSD)	100%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	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
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Oncology: Medical and Radiation Pain Intensity Quantified	0%
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	51%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	27%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented	26%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	30%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	84%
Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Primary Care Providers, including Dentists	12%
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve Evaluation	41%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information	98%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Statin Therapy for the Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease	70%
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Reconciling Health Information	18%
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information	55%
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults	10%
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	Yes
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	84%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	1%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	2%
e-Prescribing	99%

   UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE

UNITY FAMILY HEALTHCARE professionals work with these hospitals:

• CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - LONG PRAIRIE
• CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - MELROSE HOSPITAL
• CENTRACARE HEALTH SYSTEM - SAUK CENTRE
• CENTRACARE- RICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
• ESSENTIA HEALTH DEER RIVER
• ESSENTIA HEALTH SANDSTONE
• NORTH MEMORIAL HEALTH HOSPITAL
• RIVERVIEW HOSPITAL
• SPOONER HEALTH SYSTEM
• ST CLOUD HOSPITAL
• ST GABRIELS HOSPITAL
• ST LUKES HOSPITAL
• WELIA HEALTH

   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.