Douglas Cowan OTOLARYNGOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Douglas Cowan

  Explanation of Specialties

DOUGLAS COWAN is a specialist in OTOLARYNGOLOGY. No other specialties were noted.

OTOLARYNGOLOGY: Otolaryngologists are more commonly referred to as ENTs, or ear/nose/throat doctors. Otolaryngology is a field that entails a combination of surgical skills and office-based medicine and treatment. They are required to attend medical school in addition to residency for otolaryngology. ENTs handle a lot of issues, including sinus problems, allergies, head and neck cancers, and more. Because of this, many ENTs attend fellowships for a subspecialty of otolaryngology, such as rhinology, which focuse... (more information)

  Douglas Cowan Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	72.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	70.3
PI Category Score	51
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	72.7

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: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	17%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	20%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	18%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	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 Cowan

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Douglas Cowan.

2000 SE BLUE PKWY
LEES SUMMIT, MO 64063
816-548-2600

4880 NE GOODVIEW CIR
LEES SUMMIT, MO 64064
816-548-2600

2300 HUTTON RD
KANSAS CITY, KS 66109
913-728-0386

4901 COLLEGE BLVD
LEAWOOD, KS 66211
913-728-0386

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Douglas Cowan

Doctors Groups:

ASCENTIST PHYSICIANS GROUP LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: DOCTORS HOSPITAL LLC

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL

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