VIRGINIA HOOD Review - (NEPHROLOGY)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for VIRGINIA HOOD.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about VIRGINIA HOOD
In the briefest summary, VIRGINIA HOOD is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. VIRGINIA HOOD attended OTHER, graduating in 1970. She maintains 3 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1679586317What 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 VIRGINIA HOOD. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the VIRGINIA HOOD 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:
VIRGINIA HOOD is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.
NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (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 VIRGINIA HOOD
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.
No MIPS Scores are available for VIRGINIA HOOD.
Measures and Activities
These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.
There is no measure or activity data for VIRGINIA HOOD.
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for VIRGINIA HOOD
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for VIRGINIA HOOD.
111 COLCHESTER AVE
BURLINGTON, VT 54011
802-847-0000
1 S PROSPECT ST
BURLINGTON, VT 54013
802-847-0000
1 S PROSPECT ST
BURLINGTON, VT 54015
802-847-0000
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for VIRGINIA HOOD
Doctors Groups:
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER INC
Medical Organizations:
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