Richard Kadera HOSPITALIST Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard Kadera

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD KADERA is a specialist in HOSPITALIST. Other specialties include HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (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)

  Richard Kadera Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.6
PI Category Score	68
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	98.5

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Richard Kadera

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Richard Kadera.

21601 76TH AVE W
EDMONDS, WA 98026
425-640-4000

747 BROADWAY
SEATTLE, WA 98122
206-386-6000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard Kadera

Doctors Groups:

SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SWEDISH ISSAQUAH

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