Hiren Patel INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Hiren Patel

  Explanation of Specialties

HIREN PATEL is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Hiren Patel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.4
PI Category Score	78
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
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
Care transition standard operational improvements	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	57%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	50%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	97%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	89%
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	3%
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	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 Hiren Patel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Hiren Patel.

3009 N ELM ST
LUMBERTON, NC 28358
910-739-9227

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Hiren Patel

Doctors Groups:

Hiren Patel is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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