Howard Kurz INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Howard Kurz

  Explanation of Specialties

HOWARD KURZ is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY), and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY: Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. An interventional cardiologist specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions and diseases of the heart and blood vessels using nonsurgical, catheter-based procedures and specialized imaging techniques. Interventional cardiologists treat coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, and congenital heart disease, among other heart problems. Interventiona... (more information)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (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)

  Howard Kurz Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.2
PI Category Score	84
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Howard Kurz

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Howard Kurz.

6543 CHIPPEWA ST
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63109
314-781-4781

1 BARNES JEW HOSP PLZ
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
No phone number available

4921 PARKVIEW PL
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Howard Kurz

Doctors Groups:

LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL

Hospital: BARNES-JEWISH WEST COUNTY HOSPITAL

Hospital: HERRIN HOSPITAL

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