JOEL LEIFHEIT Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for JOEL LEIFHEIT.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about JOEL LEIFHEIT

In the briefest summary, JOEL LEIFHEIT is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include PEDIATRIC MEDICINE. JOEL LEIFHEIT attended UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF MED (CHI/PEOR/ROCK/CHM-URB), graduating in 1999. She maintains 1 office locations. She is affiliated with 6 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1871696229

   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 JOEL LEIFHEIT. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the JOEL LEIFHEIT 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:

JOEL LEIFHEIT is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include PEDIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE: A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases. Pediatricians have graduated from medical school and completed a 3-year residency program in pediatrics. A board-certified pediatrician has passed rigorous exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics. To remain certified, pediatricians... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for JOEL LEIFHEIT

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 95.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB 89.7
PI Category Score 71.8
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 96.4

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
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Cervical Cancer Screening 1%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure 31%
Depression screening Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 100%
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
MDD prevention and treatment interventions Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 48%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 45%
Public Health Registry Reporting Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion Yes
Tobacco use Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly 5%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for JOEL LEIFHEIT

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for JOEL LEIFHEIT.

920 W ST
PERU, IL 61354
815-223-4273

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for JOEL LEIFHEIT

Doctors Groups:

JOEL LEIFHEIT is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: SAINT ANTHONY MEDICAL CENTER FOR HOME HEALTH

Hospital: OSF SAINT CLARE MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: OSF SAINT ELIZABETH MDL CTR

Hospital: OSF SAINT PAUL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Manor Court of Peru

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