Alice Friedman GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Alice Friedman

  Explanation of Specialties

ALICE FRIEDMAN is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)

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)

  Alice Friedman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.5
PI Category Score	90
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.7

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
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Cervical Cancer Screening	20%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	68%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	23%
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
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 Alice Friedman

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Alice Friedman.

12221 N MOPAC EXPY
AUSTIN, TX 78758
No phone number available

12221 N MOPAC EXPY
AUSTIN, TX 78758
512-901-2530

12221 N MO PAC EXPY
AUSTIN, TX 78758
512-901-1111

12221 MOPAC EXPRESSWAY N
AUSTIN, TX 78758
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Alice Friedman

Doctors Groups:

THE AUSTIN DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC, PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NORTH AUSTIN MEDICAL CENTER

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