Christine Lau THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Christine Lau

  Explanation of Specialties

CHRISTINE LAU is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY.

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)

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

  Christine Lau Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	92.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	85.7
PI Category Score	94
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	77.3

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 Christine Lau.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Christine Lau

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Christine Lau.

3001 HOSPITAL DR
CHEVERLY, MD 20785
410-328-5842

22 S GREEN ST
BALTIMORE, MD 21201
410-328-5191

419 W REDWOOD ST
BALTIMORE, MD 21201
410-328-5300

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Christine Lau

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SURGICAL ASSOCIATES PA

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER

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