Stephanie Lafontaine GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Stephanie Lafontaine

  Explanation of Specialties

STEPHANIE LAFONTAINE is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (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)

  Stephanie Lafontaine Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	82
Final MIPS Score without CPB	76.6
PI Category Score	68
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	74.9

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
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
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	93%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	86%
Public Health Registry Reporting	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	3%
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 Stephanie Lafontaine

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Stephanie Lafontaine.

3950 AUSTELL RD
AUSTELL, GA 30106
770-732-4022

3825 MEDICAL PARK DR
AUSTELL, GA 30106
No phone number available

8954 HOSPITAL DR
DOUGLASVILLE, GA 30134
678-838-2585

5150 STILESBORO N W RD
KENNESAW, GA 30152
770-424-8222

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Stephanie Lafontaine

Doctors Groups:

WELLSTAR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: WELLSTAR COBB MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: WELLSTAR DOUGLAS HOSPITAL

Hospital: WELLSTAR KENNESTONE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: WELLSTAR NORTH FULTON HOSPITAL

Hospital: WELLSTAR PAULDING MEDICAL CENTER

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