Karen Monterusso PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Karen Monterusso

  Explanation of Specialties

KAREN MONTERUSSO is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Karen Monterusso Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	82.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	75.8
PI Category Score	62
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	76.7

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
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Collection and use of patient experience and satisfaction data on access	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	90%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	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 Karen Monterusso

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Karen Monterusso.

2060 E PARIS AVE SE
GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49546
616-285-1377

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Karen Monterusso

Doctors Groups:

MICHIGAN PAIN CONSULTANTS PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HOLLAND COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

Hospital: MERCY HEALTH SAINT MARY'S

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