Walter Griffey INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Walter Griffey

  Explanation of Specialties

WALTER GRIFFEY 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)

  Walter Griffey Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.2
PI Category Score	77.4
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Comprehensive Eye Exams	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	53%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	37%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Promote Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Tools	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Walter Griffey

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Walter Griffey.

430 S LAKE ST
PARIS, TN 38242
731-642-3024

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Walter Griffey

Doctors Groups:

WALTER P. GRIFFEY JR MD PC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CARE

Hospice: HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER HOSPICE

Hospital: HENRY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Henry County Healthcare Ctr

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