Niharika Ganta HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Niharika Ganta

  Explanation of Specialties

NIHARIKA GANTA is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE, HOSPITALIST, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (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)

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)

  Niharika Ganta Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	85.3
PI Category Score	78
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.2

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 Niharika Ganta.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Niharika Ganta

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 9 office locations for Niharika Ganta.

150 MONUMENT RD
BALA CYNWYD, PA 19004
610-747-3400

3801 FILBERT ST MAB
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
215-662-9990

51 N 39TH STREET MAB
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
215-662-9990

51 N 39TH STRET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
215-662-9990

51 N 39TH ST
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
No phone number available

3400 CIVIC CTR BLVD 2
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
215-614-1618

3400 CIVIC CTR BLVD
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
215-615-5858

3400 CIVIC CTR BLVD 2ND FLR W
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104
215-615-5252

501 S 54TH ST
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19143
215-614-1618

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Niharika Ganta

Doctors Groups:

CLINICAL CARE ASSOCIATES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH

UNIVERSITY OF PENN-MEDICAL GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: PENN MEDICINE HOSPICE

Hospital: HOSPITAL OF UNIV OF PENNSYLVANIA

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