John Craig THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About John Craig

  Explanation of Specialties

JOHN CRAIG is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY, and VASCULAR 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)

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  John Craig Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	92.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88
PI Category Score	67
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	96.2

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 John Craig.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for John Craig

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for John Craig.

2525 DE SALES AVE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
423-697-2000

2501 CITICO AVE
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37404
423-697-2000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for John Craig

Doctors Groups:

MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CHI MEMORIAL HEALTH AT HOME

Hospital: HAMILTON MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC

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