Stephen Prohaska PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Stephen Prohaska

  Explanation of Specialties

STEPHEN PROHASKA is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Stephen Prohaska Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	90.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86.9
PI Category Score	59
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	98.5

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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
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
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	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 Prohaska

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Stephen Prohaska.

2386 SPRINGS RD NE
HICKORY, NC 28601
828-732-5400

50 MACEDONIA CHURCH RD A
TAYLORSVILLE, NC 28681
828-732-5300

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Stephen Prohaska

Doctors Groups:

CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL GROUP INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BLUE RIDGE HEALTHCARE HOSPITALS, INC

Hospital: CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

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