MORRIS WASHINGTON Review - (GENERAL SURGERY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for MORRIS WASHINGTON.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about MORRIS WASHINGTON
In the briefest summary, MORRIS WASHINGTON is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include GASTROENTEROLOGY. MORRIS WASHINGTON attended NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE, graduating in 1982. He maintains 3 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1801970207What 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 MORRIS WASHINGTON. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the MORRIS WASHINGTON 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:
MORRIS WASHINGTON is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include GASTROENTEROLOGY.
GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)
GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for MORRIS WASHINGTON
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.
| Final MIPS Score | 85.6 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 83.5 |
| PI Category Score | 68 |
| IA Category Score | 40 |
| Quality Category Score | 87.5 |
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| e-Prescribing | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 65% |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 50% |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 99% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 98% |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for MORRIS WASHINGTON
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for MORRIS WASHINGTON.
4237 RIVER HILLS DR
LITTLE RIVER, SC 29566
843-281-2778
920 DOUG WHITE DR
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29572
843-353-5360
809 82ND PKWY
MYRTLE BEACH, SC 29572
843-848-1440
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for MORRIS WASHINGTON
Doctors Groups:
GRAND STRAND SURGICAL SPECIALISTS LLC
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
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