Birgitt Schmalz NURSE PRACTITIONER Reviews and Ratings

  About Birgitt Schmalz

  Explanation of Specialties

BIRGITT SCHMALZ is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.

NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)

  Birgitt Schmalz Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	92.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.7
PI Category Score	70.8
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95

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.

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
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	0%
Cervical Cancer Screening	52%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	73%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	17%
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	81%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	73%
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	89%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	18%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	22%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Birgitt Schmalz

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Birgitt Schmalz.

555 MEEKER ST
DELTA, CO 81416
970-874-5777

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Birgitt Schmalz

Doctors Groups:

DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: DELTA COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: MONTROSE REGIONAL HEALTH

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