Charu Sawhney INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Charu Sawhney

  Explanation of Specialties

CHARU SAWHNEY is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include PREVENTIVE 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)

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE: Preventive medicine is exactly what it sounds like — it aims to prevent sickness before it happens. The ideology behind preventive medicine focuses on protecting, promoting, and maintaining health and well-being. It also aims to avert disease, disability, and death on an individual basis, as well as on a large scale in communities and populations. Preventive medicine is promoted by all physicians, though some choose to specialize in it. Physicians in this specialty use biostatistics and epidem... (more information)

  Charu Sawhney 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
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	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 Charu Sawhney

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Charu Sawhney.

911 W 38TH ST
AUSTIN, TX 78705
855-481-8375

505 W LOUIS HENNA BLVD
AUSTIN, TX 78728
855-481-8375

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Charu Sawhney

Doctors Groups:

HARBOR HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Charu Sawhney is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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