Richard Thoma INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard Thoma

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD THOMA is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and PAIN MANAGEMENT.

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT: If you’re in pain, interventional pain management can help you reduce pain and get you back to your life. Practitioners use cutting-edge treatment options along with holistic therapies. For example, a patient may receive nerve blocks or facet joint injections, along with reduced medication doses and physical therapy or chiropractic care to address the root of their pain issue. Practitioners look at the patient as a whole person, rather than just their pain. Because of this, interventional pain... (more information)

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)

PAIN MANAGEMENT: A pain management specialist is a doctor who evaluates your pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. A pain management doctor treats sudden pain problems such as headaches and many types of long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain. Patients are seen in a pain clinic and can go home the same day. Pain management doctors offer a mix of medication-based treatments and procedures, that can stop the pain at its source. The types of pain treated by a pain management doctor fall into thr... (more information)

  Richard Thoma Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	58.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	54.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	46.7

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.

Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes
Patient-Reported Experience with Anesthesia	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	78%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	73%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	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
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	13%
Use of QCDR for feedback reports that incorporate population health	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
e-Prescribing Exclusion	Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Richard Thoma

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Richard Thoma.

2010 PATTON CHAPEL RD
VESTAVIA HILLS, AL 35216
205-208-9001

2010 PATTON CHAPEL RD
HOOVER, AL 35216
205-208-0324

2010 PATTON CHAPEL RD
HOOVER, AL 35216
205-208-9001

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard Thoma

Doctors Groups:

ALLIANCE ANESTHESIA CONSULTANTS, LLC

RESTORE VEIN AND WELLNESS LLC

CAHABA PAIN AND SPINE CARE LLC

Medical Organizations:

Richard Thoma is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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