Dr. Walter M Short

Overview

Dr. Walter M Short, MD, is an Emergency Medicine specialist in Jonesboro, Arkansas. He attended and graduated from University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine in 1997, having over 27 years of diverse experience, especially in Emergency Medicine. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center, St Bernards Medical Center. Dr. Walter M Short also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Doctors Health Group, Inc. Dr. Walter M Short accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (870) 972-4145 to request Dr. Walter M Short the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Walter M Short

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Family Medicine click for detail Family Medicine Family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity.	E1907	Arkansas
Emergency Medicine / Emergency Medical Services click for detail Emergency Medical Services An emergency medicine physician who specializes in non-hospital based emergency medical services (e.g., disaster site, accident scene, transport vehicle, etc.) to provide pre-hospital assessment, treatment, and transport patients.	E1907	Arkansas

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center	Kennett, Missouri	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
St Bernards Medical Center	Jonesboro, Arkansas	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Doctors Health Group, Inc	Doctors Health Group, Inc	45

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, August 4, 2016, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Sunday, July 8, 2007. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Walter M Short [NPI: 1649295833]Emergency Medicine