ULFUR GUDJONSSON Review - (THORACIC SURGERY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for ULFUR GUDJONSSON.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about ULFUR GUDJONSSON
In the briefest summary, ULFUR GUDJONSSON is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY. ULFUR GUDJONSSON attended WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1993. He maintains 1 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1467656926What 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 ULFUR GUDJONSSON. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the ULFUR GUDJONSSON 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:
ULFUR GUDJONSSON is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY.
THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)
CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)
Reviews and Ratings
MIPS Scores for ULFUR GUDJONSSON
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 | 100 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 95.5 |
| PI Category Score | 85.1 |
| 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.
| Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information | |
| Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients | Yes |
| Clinical Data Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Depression screening | Yes |
| Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal | Yes |
| Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs | Yes |
| Implementation of medication management practice improvements | Yes |
| ONC Direct Review Attestation | Yes |
| ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation | Yes |
| Public Health Registry Reporting | Yes |
| Security Risk Analysis | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion | Yes |
| Tobacco use | Yes |
| Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols | Yes |
| e-Prescribing Exclusion | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for ULFUR GUDJONSSON
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for ULFUR GUDJONSSON.
1723 BROADWAY ST
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701
537-331-7841
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for ULFUR GUDJONSSON
Doctors Groups:
SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS LLC
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: POPLAR BLUFF REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
Hospital: SOUTHEASTHEALTH
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