THE HEART CARE GROUP PC Review

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for THE HEART CARE GROUP PC.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about THE HEART CARE GROUP PC

In the briefest summary, THE HEART CARE GROUP PC is a medical group with 5 professionals providing medical services at 2 locations. They cover 2 specialties.THE HEART CARE GROUP PC is affiliated with 6 hospitals

National Provider Number (NPI):

8325947062

   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 THE HEART CARE GROUP PC. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the THE HEART CARE GROUP PC 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 THE HEART CARE GROUP PC

THE HEART CARE GROUP PC includes medical professionals from 2 specialties

Specialty Number
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT 1
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) 4

   Ratings for THE HEART CARE GROUP PC

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 THE HEART CARE GROUP PC.

MIPS Measures

Measure Percent Compliance
Controlling High Blood Pressure 74%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 65%
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record 78%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal Yes
Health Information Exchange(HIE) Bi-Directional Exchange Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults 89%
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization 95%
Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for High Blood Pressure and Follow-Up Documented 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 97%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 92%
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information 73%
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 0%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols Yes
e-Prescribing 96%

   THE HEART CARE GROUP PC Office Locations

858 INTERCHANGE RD, LEHIGHTON, PA 18235 Map
( 610-377-9303)
SHEHZAD MALIK (MD)
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
JAMIE PARANICAS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
WILLIAM SMOLINSKI
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
DANIELLE WESTGATE
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
1249 S CEDAR CREST BLVD, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103 Map
( 610-770-2200)
WAQAS AHMED
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
SHEHZAD MALIK (MD)
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
JAMIE PARANICAS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)
WILLIAM SMOLINSKI
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY)

   Hospitals Affiliated with THE HEART CARE GROUP PC

THE HEART CARE GROUP PC professionals work with these hospitals:

   Other Physician Groups

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