Douglas Sheffer CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) Reviews and Ratings

  About Douglas Sheffer

  Explanation of Specialties

DOUGLAS SHEFFER is a specialist in CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY). Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

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)

  Douglas Sheffer Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.5
PI Category Score	85.1
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.

Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
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
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 Douglas Sheffer

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 6 office locations for Douglas Sheffer.

901 SAINT MARYS DR
EVANSVILLE, IN 47714
812-473-2642

3700 WASHINGTON AVE
EVANSVILLE, IN 47714
812-485-1894

914 N ELM ST
HENDERSON, KY 42420
812-473-2642

611 S MARSHALL AVE
MC LEANSBORO, IL 62859
618-643-2361

1112 OAK ST
CARMI, IL 62821
618-382-5030

611 S MARSHALL AVE
MC LEANSBORO, IL 62859
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Douglas Sheffer

Doctors Groups:

ST MARYS MEDICAL GROUP LLC

ST MARYS HEALTH INC

HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DISTRICT

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ASCENSION ST VINCENT EVANSVILLE

Hospital: DEACONESS HENDERSON HOSPITAL

Hospital: FERRELL HOSPITAL COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS

Hospital: GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL

Hospital: HAMILTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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