Chitra Kandaswamy PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Chitra Kandaswamy

  Explanation of Specialties

CHITRA KANDASWAMY is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS).

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

  Chitra Kandaswamy Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.8

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Preventive Care and Screening: Unhealthy Alcohol Use: Screening & Brief Counseling
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	100%
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	0%

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Chitra Kandaswamy

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Chitra Kandaswamy.

1243 E SPRUCE AVE
FRESNO, CA 93720
559-326-7659

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Chitra Kandaswamy

Doctors Groups:

Chitra Kandaswamy is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ADVENTIST HEALTH HANFORD

Hospital: ADVENTIST HEALTH REEDLEY

Hospital: CLOVIS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: COMMUNITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SAINT AGNES MEDICAL CENTER

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