James Ruether INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About James Ruether

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES RUETHER is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE, and HOSPITALIST.

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)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

  James Ruether Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	98.9
PI Category Score	96.2
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 James Ruether

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for James Ruether.

501 W 14TH ST
WILMINGTON, DE 19801
302-320-4410

501 W 14TH ST
WILMINGTON HOSPITAL 2ND FLOOR, DE 19801
302-320-4411

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Ruether

Doctors Groups:

CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHRISTIANA HOSPITAL

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