Althea Shelton SLEEP MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Althea Shelton

  Explanation of Specialties

ALTHEA SHELTON is a specialist in SLEEP MEDICINE. Other specialties include PEDIATRIC MEDICINE.

SLEEP MEDICINE: Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders and other sleep-related concerns. Sleep disorders are common and, if left untreated, can have significant long-term consequences, such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Sleep physicians, sometimes called somnologists, come from a variety of medical specialties, but they all have training in sleep medicine. To receive board certification in sleep medicine, doctors m... (more information)

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE: A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases. Pediatricians have graduated from medical school and completed a 3-year residency program in pediatrics. A board-certified pediatrician has passed rigorous exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics. To remain certified, pediatricians... (more information)

  Althea Shelton Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.9
PI Category Score	73.2
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99.9

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Althea Shelton.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Althea Shelton

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Althea Shelton.

2555 W END AVE
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
615-343-5888

719 THOMPSON LN
NASHVILLE, TN 37204
615-322-3000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Althea Shelton

Doctors Groups:

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Medical Organizations:

Althea Shelton is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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