Robert Thomas INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Robert Thomas

  Explanation of Specialties

ROBERT THOMAS 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)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

SLEEP MEDICINE: Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders and other sleep-related concerns. Sleep disorders are common and, if left untreated, can have significant long-term consequences, such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Sleep physicians, sometimes called somnologists, come from a variety of medical specialties, but they all have training in sleep medicine. To receive board certification in sleep medicine, doctors m... (more information)

  Robert Thomas Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	74.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	69.8
PI Category Score	38
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	78.8

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
e-Prescribing
Advance Care Planning	Yes
Anticoagulant Management Improvements	Yes
CDC Training on CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain	Yes
COVID-19 Clinical Trials	Yes
Care coordination agreements that promote improvements in patient tracking across settings	Yes
Care transition documentation practice improvements	Yes
Care transition standard operational improvements	Yes
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Collection and follow-up on patient experience and satisfaction data on beneficiary engagement	Yes
Communication of Unscheduled Visit for Adverse Drug Event and Nature of Event	Yes
Comprehensive Eye Exams	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	51%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	76%
Drug Cost Transparency	Yes
Electronic submission of Patient Centered Medical Home accreditation	Yes
Engage Patients and Families to Guide Improvement in the System of Care	Yes
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Engagement with QIN-QIO to implement self-management training programs	Yes
Evidenced-based techniques to promote self-management into usual care	Yes
Financial Navigation Program	Yes
Glycemic Screening Services	Yes
Glycemic management services	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting for Multiple Registry Engagement	Yes
Implementation of Integrated Patient Centered Behavioral Health Model	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of condition-specific chronic disease self-management support programs	Yes
Implementation of documentation improvements for practice/process improvements	Yes
Implementation of episodic care management practice improvements	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Implementation of methodologies for improvements in longitudinal care management for high risk patients	Yes
Implementation of practices/processes for developing regular individual care plans	Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit	Yes
Integration of patient coaching practices between visits	Yes
MDD prevention and treatment interventions	Yes
MIPS Eligible Clinician Leadership in Clinical Trials or CBPR	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Participation in a QCDR, that promotes collaborative learning network opportunities that are interactive.	Yes
Participation in a QCDR, that promotes use of patient engagement tools.	Yes
Patient Navigator Program	Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Practice Improvements that Engage Community Resources to Support Patient Health Goals	Yes
Primary Care Physician and Behavioral Health Bilateral Electronic Exchange of Information for Shared Patients	Yes
Promote Use of Patient-Reported Outcome Tools	Yes
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Provide Clinical-Community Linkages	Yes
Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians	Yes
Provide peer-led support for self-management.	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Regular Review Practices in Place on Targeted Patient Population Needs	Yes
Regular training in care coordination	Yes
Relationship-Centered Communication	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Unhealthy Alcohol Use for Patients with Co-occurring Conditions of Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Ambulatory Care Patients	Yes
Use evidence-based decision aids to support shared decision-making.	Yes
Use of CDC Guideline for Clinical Decision Support to Prescribe Opioids for Chronic Pain via Clinical Decision Support	Yes
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	Yes
Use of tools to assist patient self-management	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 Robert Thomas

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Robert Thomas.

300 RUBY ST
WALTERBORO, SC 29488
No phone number available

17 B MARSHELLEN DR
BEAUFORT, SC 29902
478-456-8929

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Robert Thomas

Doctors Groups:

Robert Thomas is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF CHARLESTON EAST

Hospice: AGAPE HOSPICE OF THE LOWCOUNTRY

Hospital: ALLENDALE COUNTY HOSPITAL

Hospital: COLLETON MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: HAMPTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MUSC MEDICAL CENTER

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to Robert Thomas

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Robert Thomas.

• THOMAS GARNER
• MAULIKKUMAR PATEL
• ELIZABETH CORNELL
• JOHN NORTHUP
• SAMUEL MCELROY
• CHARLES DUCKWORTH
• DAVID PUDALOV
• ALEJANDRO VICTORIA
• WILLIAM MANSOUR
• JIYE KWON KIM
• DWAYNE GARD
• WILLIAM HANNAH
• JOSE RENDON-GARCIA