Joseph Teal PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Joseph Teal

  Explanation of Specialties

JOSEPH TEAL is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Joseph Teal Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.8
PI Category Score	82.7
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.

Depression screening	Yes
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 Joseph Teal

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Joseph Teal.

719 COOK DR
ATHENS, TN 37303
423-624-2696

2400 N OCOEE ST
CLEVELAND, TN 37311
423-624-2696

2415 MCCALLIE AVE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
423-624-2696

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Joseph Teal

Doctors Groups:

CHATTANOOGA ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP PC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH CHATTANOOGA

Hospital: STARR REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ATHENS

Hospital: TENNOVA HEALTH CARE-CLEVELAND

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