Katherine Ford PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Katherine Ford

  Explanation of Specialties

KATHERINE FORD is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Katherine Ford Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.9
PI Category Score	73
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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.

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 Katherine Ford

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Katherine Ford.

1508 DIVISION ST
OREGON CITY, OR 97045
503-692-3750

5050 NE HOYT
PORTLAND, OR 97213
503-239-6673

24988 SE STARK ST
GRESHAM, OR 97030
503-674-1580

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Katherine Ford

Doctors Groups:

THE OREGON CLINIC, PC

LEGACY MOUNT HOOD MEDICAL CENTER

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: LEGACY MOUNT HOOD MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: OHSU HOSPITAL AND CLINICS

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