Frances Wood CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) Reviews and Ratings

  About Frances Wood

  Explanation of Specialties

FRANCES WOOD is a specialist in CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY). Other specialties include INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY, and NUCLEAR MEDICINE.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY: Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. An interventional cardiologist specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions and diseases of the heart and blood vessels using nonsurgical, catheter-based procedures and specialized imaging techniques. Interventional cardiologists treat coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, and congenital heart disease, among other heart problems. Interventiona... (more information)

NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear medicine imaging is a combination of many different disciplines. These include chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This branch of radiology is often used to help diagnose and treat abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, such as thyroid cancer.Because X-rays pass throu... (more information)

  Frances Wood Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.9
PI Category Score	99.7
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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Frances Wood

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3000 NEW BERN AVE
RALEIGH, NC 27610
919-350-7270

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Frances Wood

Doctors Groups:

WAKEMED SPECIALISTS GROUP LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNC HEALTH NASH

Hospital: WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL

Hospital: WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS

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