Mekdess Abebe INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Mekdess Abebe

  Explanation of Specialties

MEKDESS ABEBE is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY.

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)

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (more information)

  Mekdess Abebe Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	77.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	67.5
PI Category Score	0
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.4

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
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
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
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	65%
Electronic Case Reporting	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	69%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	68%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting	Yes
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.	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 Mekdess Abebe

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Mekdess Abebe.

497 WINN WAY
DECATUR, GA 30030
404-294-7033

595 HURRICANE SHOALS NWRD
LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30046
404-645-7150

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mekdess Abebe

Doctors Groups:

GEORGIA NEPHROLOGY, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH DEKALB/ROCKDALE

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH DEKALB/ROCKDALE

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH DEKALB/ROCKDALE

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH DEKALB/ROCKDALE

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH DEKALB/ROCKDALE

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH DEKALB / ROCKDALE

Dialysis Facility: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE SOUTH DEKALB / ROCKDALE

Hospital: EMORY DECATUR HOSPITAL

Hospital: EMORY HILLANDALE HOSPITAL

Hospital: PIEDMONT ROCKDALE HOSPITAL

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