Bernard Ballou INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Bernard Ballou

  Explanation of Specialties

BERNARD BALLOU is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

  Bernard Ballou Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	78.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	75.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	71.4

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.

Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Screening for Osteoporosis for Women Aged 65-85 Years of Age
Completion of an Accredited Safety or Quality Improvement Program	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Tobacco use	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 Bernard Ballou

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Bernard Ballou.

3720 NW 83RD ST
GAINESVILLE, FL 32606
352-336-3050

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Bernard Ballou

Doctors Groups:

Bernard Ballou is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: KINDRED AT HOME

Hospital: HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL

Hospital: UF HEALTH SHANDS HOSPITAL

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