Louis Johnson INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Louis Johnson

  Explanation of Specialties

LOUIS JOHNSON is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Louis Johnson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96
PI Category Score	95
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.5

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Controlling High Blood Pressure	61%
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Beta-Blocker Therapy - Prior Myocardial Infarction (MI) or Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVEF < 40%)	84%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	11%
Immunization Registry Reporting	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 medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	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 Louis Johnson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Louis Johnson.

2300 PATTERSON ST
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
615-342-1000

2400 PATTERSON ST
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
615-342-5900

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Louis Johnson

Doctors Groups:

COLUMBIA MEDICAL GROUP - THE FRIST CLINIC INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH

Hospital: TRISTAR CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER

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