Christopher Cowher INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Christopher Cowher

  Explanation of Specialties

CHRISTOPHER COWHER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Christopher Cowher Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	76.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	72.6
PI Category Score	34
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	86.2

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Adult Sinusitis: Antibiotic Prescribed for Acute Viral Sinusitis (Overuse)
Advance Care Plan
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Adult Sinusitis: Computerized Tomography (CT) for Acute Sinusitis (Overuse)	0%
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	77%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	84%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	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
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 Christopher Cowher

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Christopher Cowher.

651 COLLIERS WAY
WEIRTON, WV 26062
304-723-3007

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Christopher Cowher

Doctors Groups:

WMC PHYSICIAN PRACTICES LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF PA

Hospice: VALLEY HOSPICE, INCORPORATED

Hospital: TRINITY MEDICAL CTR EAST &TRINITY MEDICAL CTR WEST

Hospital: WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER, INC

Nursing Home: Weirton Geriatric Center

Nursing Home: Weirton Medical Center

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