CHRISTIAN LATHAM Review - (GENERAL SURGERY)

  The Most Important Data about CHRISTIAN LATHAM

In the briefest summary, CHRISTIAN LATHAM is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. No other specialties were noted. CHRISTIAN LATHAM attended UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, graduating in 2003. He maintains 1 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):

1932386646

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

CHRISTIAN LATHAM is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for CHRISTIAN LATHAM

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	88.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	83.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	80.8

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
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
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for CHRISTIAN LATHAM

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for CHRISTIAN LATHAM.

1900 MALVERN AVE
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK, AR 71901
501-623-9300

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for CHRISTIAN LATHAM

Doctors Groups:

ARKANSAS HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GENERAL SURGERY that are similar to CHRISTIAN LATHAM

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as CHRISTIAN LATHAM.

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