Alexandros Karavas THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Alexandros Karavas

  Explanation of Specialties

ALEXANDROS KARAVAS is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL 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)

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

  Alexandros Karavas Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	78.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	73.8
PI Category Score	65
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score

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.

Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols

Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Alexandros Karavas

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732 HARRISON AVE FL 3
BOSTON, MA 21182
617-638-7350

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Alexandros Karavas

Doctors Groups:

BOSTON UNIVERSITY GENERAL SURGICAL ASSOCIATES, INC.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER

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