Bassam Albarcha INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Bassam Albarcha

  Explanation of Specialties

BASSAM ALBARCHA is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include HOSPITALIST.

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)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

  Bassam Albarcha Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	84.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	74.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	70.3

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
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	22%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	66%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
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 Bassam Albarcha

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Bassam Albarcha.

2071 GOOSE LAKE RD
SAUGET, IL 62206
618-857-2700

2071 GOOSE LAKE RD
SAUGET, IL 62206
314-872-1473

5900 BOND AVE
CENTREVILLE, IL 62207
314-872-1473

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Bassam Albarcha

Doctors Groups:

SOUTHERN ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, INC.

TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: TOUCHETTE REGIONAL HOSPITAL INC

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