Jeffrey Messenger DERMATOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Jeffrey Messenger

  Explanation of Specialties

JEFFREY MESSENGER is a specialist in DERMATOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

DERMATOLOGY: Dermatologists diagnose and treat conditions that affect the hair, skin, and nails. This may include treating rashes or acne, diagnosing melanoma (skin cancer), and much more. In addition to this, dermatoligists also perform many aesthetic procedures that are paid for out of pocket rather than by insurance. Such procedures include Botox injections, laser skin treatments, and more. After medical school, dermatologists must attend dermatology residency. Fellowships are not required, but some derma... (more information)

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)

  Jeffrey Messenger Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.7
PI Category Score	99
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.

Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Melanoma: Coordination of Care
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Psoriasis: Clinical Response to Systemic Medications
Psoriasis: Tuberculosis (TB) Prevention for Patients with Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis on a Biological Immune Response Modifier
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco Use and Help with Quitting Among Adolescents	99%
Use of QCDR for feedback reports that incorporate population health	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 Jeffrey Messenger

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3480 CAPITAL AVE SW
BATTLE CREEK, MI 49015
937-534-0154

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Jeffrey Messenger

Doctors Groups:

MIDWEST DERMATOLOGY INSTITUTE PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BRONSON BATTLE CREEK HOSPITAL

Hospital: BRONSON METHODIST HOSPITAL

Hospital: EDWARD W SPARROW HOSPITAL

Hospital: OAKLAWN HOSPITAL

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