Douglas Blackledge ANESTHESIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Douglas Blackledge

  Explanation of Specialties

DOUGLAS BLACKLEDGE is a specialist in ANESTHESIOLOGY. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (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)

  Douglas Blackledge Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97
PI Category Score	89.9
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.

There is no measure or activity data for Douglas Blackledge.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Douglas Blackledge

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Douglas Blackledge.

1200 16TH AVE
MERIDIAN, MS 39301
601-485-6325

2401 16TH ST
MERIDIAN, MS 39301
601-482-4181

1314 19TH AVE
MERIDIAN, MS 39301
601-484-6700

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Douglas Blackledge

Doctors Groups:

MERIDIAN ANESTHESIOLOGY GROUP, INC

MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: OCHSNER RUSH HOSPITAL

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