ALICIA HOWARD Review - (HOSPITALIST)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for ALICIA HOWARD.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about ALICIA HOWARD
In the briefest summary, ALICIA HOWARD is a specialist in HOSPITALIST. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. ALICIA HOWARD attended OTHER, graduating in 2013. She maintains 3 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1366887283What 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 ALICIA HOWARD. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the ALICIA HOWARD does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.
Specialties and Sub-Specialties:
ALICIA HOWARD is a specialist in HOSPITALIST. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.
HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)
INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for ALICIA HOWARD
MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.
MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better. The highest final MIPS score is 100.
No MIPS Scores are available for ALICIA HOWARD.
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
There is no measure or activity data for ALICIA HOWARD.
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ALICIA HOWARD
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for ALICIA HOWARD.
3070 11TH AVE DR SE
HICKORY, NC 28602
828-466-7196
810 FAIRGROVE CHURCH RD
HICKORY, NC 28602
No phone number available
810 FAIRGROVE CHURCH RD SE
HICKORY, NC 28602
828-326-3000
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for ALICIA HOWARD
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER
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