Alejandro Garciasalas INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Alejandro Garciasalas

  Explanation of Specialties

ALEJANDRO GARCIASALAS 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)

  Alejandro Garciasalas Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	86.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.3
PI Category Score	61
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92.7

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
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
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Cervical Cancer Screening	46%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	67%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	41%
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	90%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	85%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	8%
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 Alejandro Garciasalas

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Alejandro Garciasalas.

18 PROFESSIONAL VILLAGE CIR
BEAUFORT, SC 29907
865-590-7084

300 MIDTOWN DR
BEAUFORT, SC 29906
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Alejandro Garciasalas

Doctors Groups:

CORA SOUTH CAROLINA LLC

BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF BEAUFORT

Hospital: BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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