Brian Poole INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Brian Poole

  Explanation of Specialties

BRIAN POOLE is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY.

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)

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (more information)

  Brian Poole Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	94.3

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
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Controlling High Blood Pressure	62%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	80%
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	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 Brian Poole

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Brian Poole.

7100 W CTR RD
OMAHA, NE 68106
402-506-9000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Brian Poole

Doctors Groups:

THINK AKSARBEN LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: HILLCREST HOME CARE

Hospital: CHI HEALTH LAKESIDE

Hospital: THE NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: THE NEBRASKA METHODIST HOSPITAL

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