Mark Covington OTOLARYNGOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Mark Covington

  Explanation of Specialties

MARK COVINGTON is a specialist in OTOLARYNGOLOGY. No other specialties were noted.

OTOLARYNGOLOGY: Otolaryngologists are more commonly referred to as ENTs, or ear/nose/throat doctors. Otolaryngology is a field that entails a combination of surgical skills and office-based medicine and treatment. They are required to attend medical school in addition to residency for otolaryngology. ENTs handle a lot of issues, including sinus problems, allergies, head and neck cancers, and more. Because of this, many ENTs attend fellowships for a subspecialty of otolaryngology, such as rhinology, which focuse... (more information)

  Mark Covington Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.2
PI Category Score	74
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
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Acute Otitis Externa (AOE): Systemic Antimicrobial Therapy - Avoidance of Inappropriate Use	85%
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	28%
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	13%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	13%
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

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Mark Covington

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Mark Covington.

706 N BURKARTH RD
WARRENSBURG, MO 64093
816-548-2600

6815 FRONTAGE RD
OVERLAND PARK, KS 66204
913-728-0386

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mark Covington

Doctors Groups:

ASCENTIST PHYSICIANS GROUP LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER

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