Douglas Van Marel INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Douglas Van Marel

  Explanation of Specialties

DOUGLAS VAN MAREL is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include FAMILY PRACTICE, and 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)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (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)

  Douglas Van Marel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score
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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	0%
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	77%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	23%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	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 Douglas Van Marel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Douglas Van Marel.

701 S HEALTH PKWY
THREE RIVERS, MI 49093
574-647-1817

711 S HEALTH PKWY
THREE RIVERS, MI 49093
269-273-8557

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Douglas Van Marel

Doctors Groups:

THREE RIVERS HEALTH SYSTEM INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: THREE RIVERS HEALTH HOMECARE & HOSPICE

Hospital: BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

Hospital: THREE RIVERS HEALTH

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