Katherine Back NURSE PRACTITIONER Reviews and Ratings

  About Katherine Back

  Explanation of Specialties

KATHERINE BACK 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)

  Katherine Back Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.4
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	87.6

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
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Completion of Collaborative Care Management Training Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	75%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	77%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	70%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	5%
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 Katherine Back

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Katherine Back.

3524 N MERIDIAN ST
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46208
317-925-0653

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Katherine Back

Doctors Groups:

MERIDIAN MEDICAL SERVICES INC

Medical Organizations:

Katherine Back is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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