Laurence Houtchens PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Laurence Houtchens

  Explanation of Specialties

LAURENCE HOUTCHENS 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)

  Laurence Houtchens Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.2
PI Category Score	84.8
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.6

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Laurence Houtchens.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Laurence Houtchens

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Laurence Houtchens.

1200 E COLUMBIA AVE
COLVILLE, WA 99114
509-684-3701

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Laurence Houtchens

Doctors Groups:

PROVIDENCE HEALTH AND SERVICES WASHINGTON

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PROVIDENCE MOUNT CARMEL HOSPITAL

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