RAMA BALARAMAN Review - (HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for RAMA BALARAMAN.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about RAMA BALARAMAN

In the briefest summary, RAMA BALARAMAN is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. RAMA BALARAMAN attended OTHER, graduating in 1991. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1396709424

   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 RAMA BALARAMAN. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the RAMA BALARAMAN does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

RAMA BALARAMAN is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for RAMA BALARAMAN

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.

Final MIPS Score 94
Final MIPS Score without CPB 89.5
PI Category Score 65
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 100

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

Oncology: Advance Care Planning in Metastatic Cancer Patients
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Oncology: Medical and Radiation - Pain Intensity Quantified
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
e-Prescribing
Immunization Registry Reporting Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 96%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion Yes
Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for RAMA BALARAMAN

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for RAMA BALARAMAN.

9401 SW STATE RD
OCALA, FL 34481
352-237-7170

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for RAMA BALARAMAN

Doctors Groups:

OCALA ONCOLOGY CENTER PL

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ADVENTHEALTH OCALA

Hospital: MARION COMMUNTIY HOSPITAL

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY that are similar to RAMA BALARAMAN

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