John Kern THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About John Kern

  Explanation of Specialties

JOHN KERN is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  John Kern Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	90.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.4
PI Category Score	57.7
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	94.2

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.

There is no measure or activity data for John Kern.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for John Kern

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1215 LEE ST
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22908
434-243-1000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for John Kern

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PHYSICIANS GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: AUGUSTA HEALTH

Hospital: NOVANT HEALTH UVA HEALTH SYSTEM CULPEPER MED CENTE

Hospital: SENTARA MARTHA JEFFERSON HOSPITAL

Hospital: SENTARA RMH MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER

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