Stephen Putman HAND SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Stephen Putman

  Explanation of Specialties

STEPHEN PUTMAN is a specialist in HAND SURGERY. Other specialties include ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY.

HAND SURGERY: Hand surgeons are general, plastic, or orthopedic surgeons who specialize in treating problems with your hands, wrists, and forearms. Also known as hand and upper extremity surgeons, hand surgeons reduce or get rid of pain and restore hand movement and function. Healthcare facilities and hospitals typically have a team of hand surgeons and therapists who specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating injuries. Hand surgeons focus on disorders and injuries of the: Skin, Nails, Muscles and ten... (more information)

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY: Orthopedic Surgeons are bone and joint doctors. They can perform surgery for bone fractures and torn ligaments in joints, but they also provide much care in their offices with casting, slings and joint injections. (more information)

  Stephen Putman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	78.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	76.3
PI Category Score	71
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	72.7

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
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
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
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Functional Status Assessment for Total Knee Replacement	0%
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	40%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	37%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
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
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%
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 Stephen Putman

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Stephen Putman.

3545 HWY 17
MURRELLS INLET, SC 29576
843-353-3460

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Stephen Putman

Doctors Groups:

ORTHOSC LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF MYRTLE BEACH

Hospital: TIDELANDS GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: TIDELANDS WACCAMAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL

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