Howard Lafferty FAMILY PRACTICE Reviews and Ratings

  About Howard Lafferty

  Explanation of Specialties

HOWARD LAFFERTY is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE, and HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.

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)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

  Howard Lafferty Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	19.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	15
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	0

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Howard Lafferty.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Howard Lafferty

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Howard Lafferty.

122 PINNELL ST
RIPLEY, WV 25271
304-372-2731

509 2ND AVE
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25303
304-720-3555

4605 MACCORKLE AVE SW
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV 25309
304-414-4800

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Howard Lafferty

Doctors Groups:

COMMUNITY HEALTH ASSOCIATION

FAMILY HEALTH ASSOCIATES OF THE KANAWHA VALLEY PLLC

THS PHYSICIAN PARTNERS INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH

Hospital: BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL, INC

Hospital: THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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