Youssef Josephson PAIN MANAGEMENT Reviews and Ratings

  About Youssef Josephson

  Explanation of Specialties

YOUSSEF JOSEPHSON is a specialist in PAIN MANAGEMENT. Other specialties include PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION.

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)

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. PM&R physicians are medical doctors who have completed training in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R), and may be subspecialty certified in Brain Injury Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, Pain Medicine, Pediatric Rehabilitat... (more information)

  Youssef Josephson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	92.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	86.2

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
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	55%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	46%
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	7%
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 Youssef Josephson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Youssef Josephson.

196 GROVE AVE
WEST DEPTFORD, NJ 80862
856-900-0041

1086 HWY 315 BLVD
WILKES BARRE, PA 18702
570-823-7761

1177 HWY 315 BLVD
WILKES BARRE, PA 18702
570-270-5700

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Youssef Josephson

Doctors Groups:

STEFFIE ENTERPRISES, INC

COMPREHENSIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT SPECIALISTS PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: GEISINGER-COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: JEFFERSON STRATFORD HOSPITAL

Hospital: WILKES-BARRE GENERAL HOSPITAL

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