UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS Review

  The Most Important Data about UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS

In the briefest summary, UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS is a medical group with 37 professionals providing medical services at 5 locations. They cover 8 specialties.UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS is affiliated with 7 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

6002728144

   What is this page all about?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Ratings, Specialities Covered, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Physician Groups.)

   Specialties Covered by UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS

UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS includes medical professionals from 8 specialties

Specialty	Number
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)	6
NURSE PRACTITIONER	5
GENERAL PRACTICE	1
EMERGENCY MEDICINE	2
GENERAL SURGERY	28
REGISTERED DIETITIAN OR NUTRITION PROFESSIONAL	1
COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY)	5
SURGICAL ONCOLOGY	1

   Ratings for UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS

When it comes to healthcare, patients want the best possible care and experience. Figuring this out and boiling it down to a few measures, can be difficult. The information below shows our best analysis. We review all of the the data from CMS. The information below summarizes the results of the most recent annual survey of health care providers called the Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems or "CAHPS" as well as data used for the calculation of the Merit-Based Incentive Payment System ("MIPS"). The most recent data for both of these datasets is calendar year 2021. According to the CMS website, the 2022 survey data is being finalized but they have not indicated when it will be publicly available.

CAHPS Survey Results

There is no information about the overall patient rating for UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS.

MIPS Measures

Measure	Percent Compliance
Appropriate Treatment for Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)	93%
Breast Cancer Screening	2%
COVID-19 Clinical Data Reporting with or without Clinical Trial	Yes
Cervical Cancer Screening	29%
Chlamydia Screening for Women	1%
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Colorectal Cancer Screening	30%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	64%
Diabetes: Eye Exam	35%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	28%
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy	84%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record	80%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk	0%
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of analytic capabilities to manage total cost of care for practice population	Yes
Implementation of co-location PCP and MH services	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Integration of patient coaching practices between visits	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Oncology: Medical and Radiation Pain Intensity Quantified	0%
Population empanelment	Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization	54%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan	29%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	22%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	97%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	94%
Primary Caries Prevention Intervention as Offered by Primary Care Providers, including Dentists	0%
Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma (POAG): Optic Nerve Evaluation	42%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information	100%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in Older Adults	9%
Use of certified EHR to capture patient reported outcomes	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	98%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	12%
Weight Assessment and Counseling for Nutrition and Physical Activity for Children and Adolescents	10%
e-Prescribing	98%

   UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS Office Locations

   Hospitals Affiliated with UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS

UCLA ASSOCIATED GENERAL SURGEONS professionals work with these hospitals:

• ANTELOPE VALLEY HOSPITAL
• HENRY MAYO NEWHALL HOSPITAL
• LAC/OLIVE VIEW-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
• PROVIDENCE CEDARS SINAI TARZANA MEDICAL CENTER
• PROVIDENCE SAINT JOSEPH MEDICAL CTR
• RONALD REAGAN UCLA MEDICAL CENTER
• SANTA MONICA - UCLA MED CTR & ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL

   Other Physician Groups

This is a list of other physician groups that service the same geographic area. If you are not satisfied with your current doctor or group of doctors, these may be worth considering.