Theresa Fortaleza Dawson INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Theresa Fortaleza Dawson

  Explanation of Specialties

THERESA FORTALEZA DAWSON is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

  Theresa Fortaleza Dawson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	91.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86.9
PI Category Score	61
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97.5

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.

Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	71%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	29%
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	45%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	43%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion	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
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	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 Theresa Fortaleza Dawson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Theresa Fortaleza Dawson.

1880 E COMMERCIAL BLVD
FT LAUDERDALE, FL 33308
954-938-8998

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Theresa Fortaleza Dawson

Doctors Groups:

Theresa Fortaleza Dawson is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: PINES HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC

Hospice: HOSPICE BY THE SEA INC

Hospice: CATHOLIC HOSPICE INC

Hospice: VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF FLORIDA

Hospital: BROWARD HEALTH IMPERIAL POINT

Hospital: BROWARD HEALTH NORTH

Hospital: HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: John Knox Village of Pompano Beach

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