Samuel Skinner PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Samuel Skinner

  Explanation of Specialties

SAMUEL SKINNER 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)

  Samuel Skinner Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	87.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	81.9
PI Category Score	85
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	75.3

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
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement	Yes
Completion of CDC Training on Antibiotic Stewardship	Yes
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
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	98%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	24%
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
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 Samuel Skinner

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Samuel Skinner.

7901 ANGLING RD
PORTAGE, MI 49024
No phone number available

1535 GULL RD
KALAMAZOO, MI 49048
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Samuel Skinner

Doctors Groups:

ASCENSION MEDICAL GROUP PROMED

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BORGESS MEDICAL CENTER

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