Ashley Nichols HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Ashley Nichols

  Explanation of Specialties

ASHLEY NICHOLS is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

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)

  Ashley Nichols Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.7
PI Category Score	72.3
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 Ashley Nichols.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ashley Nichols

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Ashley Nichols.

1600 7TH AVE S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233
205-975-9925

619 19TH ST S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35249
205-934-4011

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ashley Nichols

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HOSPITAL

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