Dean Worthingstun GENERAL SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Dean Worthingstun

  Explanation of Specialties

DEAN WORTHINGSTUN is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include HAND SURGERY, ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY, and SPORTS MEDICINE.

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)

HAND SURGERY: Hand surgeons are general, plastic, or orthopedic surgeons who specialize in treating problems with your hands, wrists, and forearms. Also known as hand and upper extremity surgeons, hand surgeons reduce or get rid of pain and restore hand movement and function. Healthcare facilities and hospitals typically have a team of hand surgeons and therapists who specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating injuries. Hand surgeons focus on disorders and injuries of the: Skin, Nails, Muscles and ten... (more information)

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY: Orthopedic Surgeons are bone and joint doctors. They can perform surgery for bone fractures and torn ligaments in joints, but they also provide much care in their offices with casting, slings and joint injections. (more information)

SPORTS MEDICINE: A sports medicine physician has significant specialized training in both the treatment and prevention of illness and injury. They are ideally suited to provide comprehensive medical care for athletes, sports teams or active individuals who are simply looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Sports medicine physicians specialize solely in non-surgical sports medicine and serve as team physicians at the youth level, NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, MLS and NHL, as well as with Olympic teams. A Sports M... (more information)

  Dean Worthingstun Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score	100
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score

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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
e-Prescribing
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Dean Worthingstun

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Dean Worthingstun.

980 E MAIN ST
BLUE RIDGE, GA 30513
706-946-7300

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Dean Worthingstun

Doctors Groups:

Dean Worthingstun is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHATUGE REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: UNION GENERAL HOSPITAL

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