Ataul Ghani PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Ataul Ghani

  Explanation of Specialties

ATAUL GHANI is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Ataul Ghani Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.2
PI Category Score	84.1
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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
Breast Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	96%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	87%
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 Ataul Ghani

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 6 office locations for Ataul Ghani.

800 NEW LOUDON RD
LATHAM, NY 12110
518-218-4200

573 N GREENBUSH RD
RENSSELAER, NY 12144
518-268-2345

1438 WESTERN AVE
ALBANY, NY 12203
518-649-9986

1708 ALTAMOUNT AVE
SCHENECTADY, NY 12303
518-344-4778

445 BALLTOWN RD
SCHENECTADY, NY 12304
518-387-3566

7375 OSWEGO RD
LIVERPOOL, NY 13090
315-291-0064

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ataul Ghani

Doctors Groups:

WELLNOW URGENT CARE, P.C.

Medical Organizations:

Ataul Ghani is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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