Howard Willis INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Howard Willis

  Explanation of Specialties

HOWARD WILLIS is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE, and GENERAL PRACTICE.

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)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)

GENERAL PRACTICE: Also called family doctors or internists, general practitioners often develop an ongoing relationship with you, providing continuity of care. They treat common medical conditions and perform routine exams. They refer you to other medical services or doctors if you need urgent or specialized treatment.A general practitioner focuses on your overall health: physical and mental. They serve an important role in a much wider healthcare system. One of their main goals is to keep you healthy and out of ... (more information)

  Howard Willis 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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
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
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
Cervical Cancer Screening	18%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	46%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	93%
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	6%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	4%
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	13%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Howard Willis

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Howard Willis.

2300 MANCHESTER EXPY
COLUMBUS, GA 31904
706-322-6646

2122 MANCHESTER EXPY
COLUMBUS, GA 31904
706-320-2773

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Howard Willis

Doctors Groups:

ST FRANCIS PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH

Hospital: PIEDMONT COLUMBUS REGIONAL MIDTOWN

Hospital: ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL- EMORY HEALTHCARE

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to Howard Willis

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Howard Willis.

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