William Berard INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About William Berard

  Explanation of Specialties

WILLIAM BERARD 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)

  William Berard Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.3
PI Category Score	91
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: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
e-Prescribing
CDC Training on CDC's Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain	Yes
Cervical Cancer Screening	32%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	72%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	17%
Electronic Case Reporting	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
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	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting	Yes
Use of CDC Guideline for Clinical Decision Support to Prescribe Opioids for Chronic Pain via Clinical Decision Support	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	4%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for William Berard

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for William Berard.

101 DOCTORS DR
CARROLLTON, GA 30117
770-834-6208

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for William Berard

Doctors Groups:

WEST GEORGIA INTERNAL MEDICINE PC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CENTRAL HOME HEALTH CARE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY

Hospital: TANNER MEDICAL CENTER - CARROLLTON

Hospital: TANNER MEDICAL CENTER VILLA RICA

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