Shyamsundar Rajan INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Shyamsundar Rajan

  Explanation of Specialties

SHYAMSUNDAR RAJAN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

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)

  Shyamsundar Rajan Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.3
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	87.5

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Controlling High Blood Pressure	53%
Depression screening	Yes
Diabetes screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	56%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	62%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	58%
Tobacco use	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Shyamsundar Rajan

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Shyamsundar Rajan.

9801 GEORGIA AVE
SILVER SPRING, MD 20902
301-754-1555

831 UNIVERSITY BLVD E
SILVER SPRING, MD 20903
301-439-9599

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Shyamsundar Rajan

Doctors Groups:

Shyamsundar Rajan is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: ADVENTIST HOME HEALTH SERVICES, INC.

Hospice: PRINCE GEORGE'S HOSPICE

Hospital: ADVENTIST HEALTHCARE WHITE OAK MEDICAL CENTER

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