Terry Melvin INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Terry Melvin

  Explanation of Specialties

TERRY MELVIN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE, and PAIN MANAGEMENT.

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)

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)

PAIN MANAGEMENT: A pain management specialist is a doctor who evaluates your pain and treats a wide range of pain problems. A pain management doctor treats sudden pain problems such as headaches and many types of long-lasting, chronic, pain such as low back pain. Patients are seen in a pain clinic and can go home the same day. Pain management doctors offer a mix of medication-based treatments and procedures, that can stop the pain at its source. The types of pain treated by a pain management doctor fall into thr... (more information)

  Terry Melvin Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	90.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.7
PI Category Score	49
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.

Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	0%
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	63%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	51%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	54%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	50%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	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 Terry Melvin

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Terry Melvin.

5616 BRAINERD RD
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37411
423-803-1379

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Terry Melvin

Doctors Groups:

Terry Melvin is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: NORTH GEORGIA HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDYSIS COMP

Hospice: KINDRED HOSPICE

Hospital: ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC

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