Francis Buckley GENERAL SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Francis Buckley

  Explanation of Specialties

FRANCIS BUCKLEY is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY).

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)

COLORECTAL SURGERY (PROCTOLOGY): These surgeons operate on hemorrhoids and remove tumors from colon cancer. Proctologist is the old and somewhat out-of-date term for a colorectal surgeon. (more information)

  Francis Buckley Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	73
Final MIPS Score without CPB	69.2
PI Category Score	65
IA Category Score	20
Quality Category Score	76.7

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.

Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	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 Francis Buckley

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Francis Buckley.

1400 N IH 35
AUSTIN, TX 78701
No phone number available

1400 N IH 35 LL
AUSTIN, TX 78701
512-324-7300

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Francis Buckley

Doctors Groups:

SETON FAMILY OF DOCTORS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: DELL SETON MED CENTER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TX

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