James Zellner CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About James Zellner

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES ZELLNER is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC 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)

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)

  James Zellner Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	88.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.3
PI Category Score	67
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	88.5

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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	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 James Zellner

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for James Zellner.

2501 CITICO AVE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
423-697-2000

2525 DESALES AVE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
423-495-2525

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Zellner

Doctors Groups:

MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: NORTH GEORGIA HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDYSIS COMP

Hospital: MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC

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