Laura Akers NURSE PRACTITIONER Reviews and Ratings

  About Laura Akers

  Explanation of Specialties

LAURA AKERS is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.

NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)

  Laura Akers Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.8
PI Category Score	82.6
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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Controlling High Blood Pressure	59%
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	63%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	59%
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 Laura Akers

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Laura Akers.

701 6TH ST S
ST PETERSBURG, FL 33701
727-823-1234

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Laura Akers

Doctors Groups:

OHI WEST MEDICAL GROUP LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ORLANDO HEALTH BAYFRONT HOSPITAL

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