Rama Palwai RHEUMATOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Rama Palwai

  Explanation of Specialties

RAMA PALWAI is a specialist in RHEUMATOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

RHEUMATOLOGY: Rheumatology is the field of medicine that is concerned with the evaluation and treatment of people with autoimmune conditions and joint diseases, including arthritis. Branches of rheumatology include basic research and clinical research, as well as clinical diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of patients with these illnesses.A rheumatologist is a subspecialist in the nonsurgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, including autoimmune diseases and especially the many forms of arthritis... (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)

  Rama Palwai Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	87.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.9
PI Category Score	77
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85

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.

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	68%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	82%
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	96%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	77%
Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	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 Rama Palwai

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Rama Palwai.

8111 CYPRESSWOOD DR
SPRING, TX 77379
281-376-3900

425 HOLDERRIETH BLVD
TOMBALL, TX 77375
281-319-4700

920 MEDICAL PLAZA DR
SHENANDOAH, TX 77380
281-319-4700

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Rama Palwai

Doctors Groups:

SELECT PHYSICAL THERAPY TEXAS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

PRASHANTH R PALWAI, MD PA

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM

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