James Byrd INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About James Byrd

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES BYRD 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)

  James Byrd Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	91.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.5
PI Category Score	73
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.7

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.

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	94%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	7%
Immunization Registry Reporting	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	94%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting 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 James Byrd

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for James Byrd.

420 LOWELL SEDR
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
256-535-5972

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Byrd

Doctors Groups:

James Byrd is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL

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