Thomas Smith ANESTHESIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Thomas Smith

  Explanation of Specialties

THOMAS SMITH is a specialist in ANESTHESIOLOGY. Other specialties include PAIN MANAGEMENT.

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)

PAIN MANAGEMENT: A pain management specialist is a doctor who evaluates your pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. A pain management doctor treats sudden pain problems such as headaches and many types of long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain. Patients are seen in a pain clinic and can go home the same day. Pain management doctors offer a mix of medication-based treatments and procedures, that can stop the pain at its source. The types of pain treated by a pain management doctor fall into thr... (more information)

  Thomas Smith Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92.4

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.

Participation in Joint Commission Evaluation Initiative	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes
Perioperative Temperature Management	52%
Use of Patient Safety Tools	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 Thomas Smith

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Thomas Smith.

8929 PARALLEL PKWY
KANSAS CITY, KS 66112
913-596-4000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Thomas Smith

Doctors Groups:

NORTHSTAR ANESTHESIA OF KANSAS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PROVIDENCE MEDICAL CENTER

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