Cara Hammonds RHEUMATOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Cara Hammonds

  Explanation of Specialties

CARA HAMMONDS is a specialist in RHEUMATOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

RHEUMATOLOGY: Rheumatology is the field of medicine that is concerned with the evaluation and treatment of people with autoimmune conditions and joint diseases, including arthritis. Branches of rheumatology include basic research and clinical research, as well as clinical diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of patients with these illnesses.A rheumatologist is a subspecialist in the nonsurgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, including autoimmune diseases and especially the many forms of arthritis... (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)

  Cara Hammonds Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	45.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	41.4
PI Category Score	0
IA Category Score	0
Quality Category Score	75.2

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Cara Hammonds.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Cara Hammonds

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617 OLD SYMSONIA RD
BENTON, KY 42025
270-527-2411

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Cara Hammonds

Doctors Groups:

MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BAPTIST HEALTH PADUCAH

Hospital: MARSHALL COUNTY HOSPITAL

Hospital: MERCY HEALTH - LOURDES HOSPITAL

Hospital: MURRAY-CALLOWAY COUNTY HOSPITAL

Hospital: OWENSBORO HEALTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL

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