Russell Barr INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Russell Barr

  Explanation of Specialties

RUSSELL BARR is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

  Russell Barr Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	96.6
PI Category Score	88.7
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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Care transition documentation practice improvements	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Comprehensive Eye Exams	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Drug Cost Transparency	Yes
Electronic Case Reporting	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians	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
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting 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 Russell Barr

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Russell Barr.

1501 7TH ST SE
DECATUR, AL 35601
256-260-9535

1201 7TH ST SE
DECATUR, AL 35601
256-341-2000

1874 BELTLINE RD SW
DECATUR, AL 35601
256-301-2211

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Russell Barr

Doctors Groups:

PRIMARILY GERIATRICS, LLC

H H HEALTH SYSTEM-MORGAN, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: DECATUR MORGAN HOMECARE

Hospital: DECATUR MORGAN HOSPITAL - DECATUR CAMPUS

Hospital: HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL

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