Mark Smith INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Mark Smith

  Explanation of Specialties

MARK SMITH is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include PULMONARY DISEASE, and CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS).

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)

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

  Mark Smith Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.4
PI Category Score	72.6
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.2

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.

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 fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
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 Mark Smith

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Mark Smith.

44215 15TH ST W
LANCASTER, CA 93534
661-948-8000

1380 LUSITANA ST
HONOLULU, HI 96813
No phone number available

700 E MARSHALL AVE
LONGVIEW, TX 75601
903-315-2000

800 E DAWSON ST
TYLER, TX 75701
903-593-8441

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mark Smith

Doctors Groups:

AV CRITICAL CARE INC

QUEENS UNIVERSITY MEDICAL GROUP

NORTHEAST TEXAS INTENSIVISTS, PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL

Hospital: CHRISTUS MOTHER FRANCES HOSPITAL

Hospital: THE QUEENS MEDICAL CENTER

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