Mark Axness PAIN MANAGEMENT Reviews and Ratings

  About Mark Axness

  Explanation of Specialties

MARK AXNESS is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.

PAIN MANAGEMENT: A pain management specialist is a doctor who evaluates your pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. A pain management doctor treats sudden pain problems such as headaches and many types of long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain. Patients are seen in a pain clinic and can go home the same day. Pain management doctors offer a mix of medication-based treatments and procedures, that can stop the pain at its source. The types of pain treated by a pain management doctor fall into thr... (more information)

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (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)

  Mark Axness Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	91.8

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Mark Axness.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Mark Axness

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Mark Axness.

600 CELEBRATE LIFE PKWY
NEWNAN, GA 30265
770-400-6651

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mark Axness

Doctors Groups:

CONCORDIA ANESTHESIOLOGY INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC

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