Deborah Kark NURSE PRACTITIONER Reviews and Ratings

  About Deborah Kark

  Explanation of Specialties

DEBORAH KARK is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.

NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)

  Deborah Kark Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	86.8

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
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Advance Care Planning	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	83%
Depression screening	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	84%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	82%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%
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 Deborah Kark

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Deborah Kark.

300 N MAIN ST
CROWN POINT, IN 46307
219-663-4888

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Deborah Kark

Doctors Groups:

ACESO VISITING PHYSICIANS AND GERIATRIC CARE INC.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL

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