Bruce Barker FAMILY PRACTICE Reviews and Ratings

  About Bruce Barker

  Explanation of Specialties

BRUCE BARKER is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE: Osteopathy doctors (DOs) are experts in diagnosing and treating all kinds of conditions using osteopathic manipulative medicine, or OMM for short. OMM is a set of hands-on techniques that DOs use to apply pressure or force to any part of the body. This can: Relieve pain, Improve mobility and range of motion, and Restore function. DOs practice a holistic approach to patient care. Your brain and nervous system tell your heart to beat. In the same way, your skeletal system needs nutrients from the ... (more information)

  Bruce Barker Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.4

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	53%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	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 Bruce Barker

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Bruce Barker.

2205 AVE K
BAY CITY, TX 77414
979-323-9752

320 MAIN ST
PALACIOS, TX 77465
361-972-0095

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Bruce Barker

Doctors Groups:

MATAGORDA FAMILY PRACTICE, PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: TEXAS HOME HEALTH SKILLED SERVICES

Hospice: IPH HOSPICE CARE INC

Hospital: MATAGORDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: PALACIOS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Matagorda House Healthcare Center

Nursing Home: S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home 3

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