John Lafata INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About John Lafata

  Explanation of Specialties

JOHN LAFATA 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)

  John Lafata Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92.5

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.

Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	71%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	24%
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	88%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	82%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	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 John Lafata

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for John Lafata.

100 SILVER BLUFF DR
CANTON, NC 28716
828-452-0331

600 HOSPITAL DR
CLYDE, NC 28721
828-452-0331

98 DOCTORS DR
SYLVA, NC 28779
No phone number available

262 LEROY GEORGE DR
CLYDE, NC 28721
828-452-8651

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for John Lafata

Doctors Groups:

DLP WESTERN CAROLINA PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC

DLP HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: HOME CARE SERVICES OF HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospice: FOUR SEASONS THE CARE YOU TRUST

Hospital: HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Silver Bluff Inc

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