Raymond Browne INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Raymond Browne

  Explanation of Specialties

RAYMOND BROWNE is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.

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)

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Preventive medicine is exactly what it sounds like — it aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. Preventive medicine is promoted by all physicians, though some choose to specialize in it. Physicians in this specialty use biostatistics and epidem... (more information)

  Raymond Browne Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	88.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86.6
PI Category Score	74
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	89.8

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.

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	61%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	50%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	69%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	67%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	9%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Raymond Browne

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Raymond Browne.

619 19TH ST S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35249
205-934-4011

2700 ROGERS DR
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35209
877-448-3627

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Raymond Browne

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC

METRO INFECTIOUS DISEASE CONSULTANTS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ST VINCENT'S BIRMINGHAM

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL

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