Charles Cole INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Charles Cole

  Explanation of Specialties

CHARLES COLE 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)

  Charles Cole Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96.1
PI Category Score	87
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
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Cervical Cancer Screening	34%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	87%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	33%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Functional Status Assessments for Congestive Heart Failure	0%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	0%
Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Dependence Treatment	0%
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	93%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	76%
Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Primary Care Providers, including Dentists	0%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	3%
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 Charles Cole

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Charles Cole.

1012 WATER ST
MEADVILLE, PA 16335
814-333-2001

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Charles Cole

Doctors Groups:

NORTHWEST PHYSICIANS ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: VNA ALLIANCE

Hospital: MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER

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