Margaret Hicks NURSE PRACTITIONER Reviews and Ratings

  About Margaret Hicks

  Explanation of Specialties

MARGARET HICKS is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.

NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)

  Margaret Hicks Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	75.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	71.2
PI Category Score	62
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	68.3

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
Breast Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Cervical Cancer Screening	87%
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	35%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	29%
Tobacco use	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 Margaret Hicks

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Margaret Hicks.

910 N E ST
BENTON, AR 72015
501-778-0427

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Margaret Hicks

Doctors Groups:

SALINE CLINICS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in NURSE PRACTITIONER that are similar to Margaret Hicks

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Margaret Hicks.

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