Mark Brown INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Mark Brown

  Explanation of Specialties

MARK BROWN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Mark Brown Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.3
PI Category Score	81
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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Consulting AUC Using Clinical Decision Support when Ordering Advanced	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	82%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	20%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Participation in private payer CPIA	Yes
Population empanelment	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	99%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	7%
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	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 Mark Brown

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Mark Brown.

4900 MEDICAL DR
BOSSIER CITY, LA 71112
318-747-9500

1811 E BERT KOUN LOOP
SHREVEPORT, LA 71105
318-212-3738

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mark Brown

Doctors Groups:

WK SHREVEPORT INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CENTERWELL HOME HEALTH

Hospital: CHRISTUS SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: WILLIS KNIGHTON MEDICAL CENTER

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