Casey Melton CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS) Reviews and Ratings

  About Casey Melton

  Explanation of Specialties

CASEY MELTON is a specialist in CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS). Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, PULMONARY DISEASE, and SLEEP MEDICINE.

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)

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)

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)

  Casey Melton Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score
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.

Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Advance Care Planning	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	54%
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Optimal Asthma Control	39%
Optimal Asthma Control	39%
Optimal Asthma Control	88%
Optimal Asthma Control	39%
Patient Navigator Program	Yes
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	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 Casey Melton

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Casey Melton.

100 MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DR
MOBILE, AL 36608
251-343-6848

57 DEWEY ST
LUCEDALE, MS 39452
251-633-0573

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Casey Melton

Doctors Groups:

PULMONARY ASSOCIATES OF MOBILE PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: GEORGE REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: USA HEALTH HCA PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC

Hospital: USA HEALTH UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

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