Helen Thornton MD in Allison Park, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
GERIATRIC MEDICINE

Medical School: Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University
Graduation Year: 1985
The Primary Medical Specialty for Helen Thornton MD is listed as: Family Practice
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2365431905
NPI #: 1558301697
NPI Created On: 06/07/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/14/2011
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207Q00000X
License Number:
MD036525E
Listed Gender: Female

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: German.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
2. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
3. Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals
4. Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides)
5. Hemoglobin a1c level
6. Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh)
7. Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test
8. Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle
9. Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older
10. Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report
11. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
12. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
14. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
15. Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
16. Administration of influenza virus vaccine
17. Administration of pneumococcal vaccine
18. Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit
19. Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).