About Helen Kao

HELEN KAO is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. Helen Kao attended UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 2003. She maintains 2 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

Explanation of Specialties

HELEN KAO is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

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)

Helen Kao Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	82.1
PI Category Score	86
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	75.1

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Helen Kao.

Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Helen Kao

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Helen Kao.

400 PARNASSUS AVE
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94143
415-476-4029

720 SW 4TH ST
CORVALLIS, OR 97333
541-757-9616

Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Helen Kao

Doctors Groups:

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: LUMINA HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE

Hospital: UCSF MEDICAL CENTER

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