Thomas Goodman INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Thomas Goodman

  Explanation of Specialties

THOMAS GOODMAN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include RHEUMATOLOGY.

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)

RHEUMATOLOGY: Rheumatology is the field of medicine that is concerned with the evaluation and treatment of people with autoimmune conditions and joint diseases, including arthritis. Branches of rheumatology include basic research and clinical research, as well as clinical diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of patients with these illnesses.A rheumatologist is a subspecialist in the nonsurgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, including autoimmune diseases and especially the many forms of arthritis... (more information)

  Thomas Goodman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	96.6

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.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Patient Referral from an Outpatient Setting
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Advance Care Plan
Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Chronic Anticoagulation Therapy
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Antiplatelet Therapy
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy - Diabetes or Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVEF < 40%)	76%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	42%
Use of QCDR for feedback reports that incorporate population health	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 Goodman

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Thomas Goodman.

100 BOSTON RD
GROTON, MA 14501
978-278-3321

133 OLD RD TO 9 ACRE COR
CONCORD, MA 17424
978-287-3020

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Thomas Goodman

Doctors Groups:

EMERSON PRACTICE ASSOCIATES, INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: EMERSON HOSPITAL HOME CARE PROGRAM

Hospital: EMERSON HOSPITAL -

Hospital: MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY -

Hospital: NASHOBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

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