Lawrence Alder INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Lawrence Alder

  Explanation of Specialties

LAWRENCE ALDER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Lawrence Alder Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	90.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88
PI Category Score	88
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	84.8

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.

Advance Care Plan
Breast Cancer Screening
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	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

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Lawrence Alder

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Lawrence Alder.

144 FAIRWAY DR
KERRVILLE, TX 78028
830-257-5500

1050 STATE HWY 16 S
BANDERA, TX 78003
830-796-7713

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Lawrence Alder

Doctors Groups:

MEDCARE ASSOCIATES PA

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: TRI COUNTY HOME HEALTH

Hospital: PETERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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