John Kast NEUROSURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About John Kast

  Explanation of Specialties

JOHN KAST is a specialist in NEUROSURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

NEUROSURGERY: Neurosurgeons operate on the brain and spinal cord. They remove brain tumors, but they also perform low back and neck surgery for chronic back pain and pinched nerves. (more information)

  John Kast Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	92
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87
PI Category Score	62
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97.2

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
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	56%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	49%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	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
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 John Kast

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for John Kast.

701 UNIVERSITY BLVD E
TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401
205-759-7878

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for John Kast

Doctors Groups:

WEST ALABAMA PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: DCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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