Samantha Gelfand HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Samantha Gelfand

  Explanation of Specialties

SAMANTHA GELFAND is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include NEPHROLOGY.

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)

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (more information)

  Samantha Gelfand Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	92.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86.1
PI Category Score	73.4
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	88.2

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 Samantha Gelfand.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Samantha Gelfand

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Samantha Gelfand.

45 FRANCIS ST
BOSTON, MA 21156
617-732-5500

75 FRANCIS ST
BOSTON, MA 21156
617-732-5500

450 BROOKLINE AVE
BOSTON, MA 22155
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Samantha Gelfand

Doctors Groups:

BRIGHAM AND WOMENS PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

Hospital: FAULKNER HOSPITAL-BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE that are similar to Samantha Gelfand

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Samantha Gelfand.

• BRIAN HONEYMAN
• KATHRYN MILLS
• BENJAMIN MISEMER
• JOSEPH SPIRITO
• JULIE KRUTIAK
• SHAHZAD KHURSHID
• MARTHA TRIMBUR
• TIMOTHY POORE
• EMILY WHITE
• NISHITHA REDDY