Robert Baldwin CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Robert Baldwin

  Explanation of Specialties

ROBERT BALDWIN is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY, THORACIC SURGERY, and VASCULAR SURGERY.

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (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)

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)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  Robert Baldwin Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.4
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97

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: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Advance Care Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Urinary Incontinence: Assessment of Presence or Absence of Urinary Incontinence in Women Aged 65 Years and Older
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	81%
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor or Angiotensin Receptor Blocker (ARB) Therapy - Diabetes or Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction (LVEF < 40%)	24%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD) All or None Outcome Measure (Optimal Control)	5%
Perioperative Care: Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic - First OR Second-Generation Cephalosporin	24%
Provide Education Opportunities for New Clinicians	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Robert Baldwin

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Robert Baldwin.

7737 SOUTHWEST FWY
HOUSTON, TX 77074
713-776-3402

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Robert Baldwin

Doctors Groups:

TSA-TEXAS SURGICAL ASSOCIATES LLP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MEMORIAL HERMANN HOSPITAL SYSTEM

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