Susan Buckingham HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Susan Buckingham

  Explanation of Specialties

SUSAN BUCKINGHAM is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

  Susan Buckingham Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.7
PI Category Score	72.3
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Susan Buckingham.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Susan Buckingham

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Susan Buckingham.

619 19TH ST S
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35249
205-934-4011

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Susan Buckingham

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC

Medical Organizations:

Susan Buckingham is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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