Richard Welch EMERGENCY MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard Welch

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD WELCH is a specialist in EMERGENCY MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)

  Richard Welch Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	86
Final MIPS Score without CPB	79.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	76

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.

Avoidance of Antibiotic Treatment in Adults With Acute Bronchitis	93%
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	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 Richard Welch

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Richard Welch.

1901 CLINCH AVE
KNOXVILLE, TN 37916
865-541-1111

9352 PARK W BLVD
KNOXVILLE, TN 37923
865-373-1000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard Welch

Doctors Groups:

SOUTHEASTERN EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FORT SANDERS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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