Manjunath Benakanahalli INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Manjunath Benakanahalli

  Explanation of Specialties

MANJUNATH BENAKANAHALLI is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

  Manjunath Benakanahalli Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score
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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Controlling High Blood Pressure	68%
Depression Remission at Twelve Months	4%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	31%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	3%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Manjunath Benakanahalli

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Manjunath Benakanahalli.

603 W LUMSDEN RD
BRANDON, FL 33511
813-435-3912

2808 LITHIA PINECREST RD
VALRICO, FL 33596
813-409-3673

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Manjunath Benakanahalli

Doctors Groups:

LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: TRILOGY HOME HEALTHCARE

Hospice: LIFEPATH HOSPICE

Hospital: HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL

Hospital: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL

Hospital: TAMPA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: Hawthorne Center For Rehabilitation and Healing Of

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