Margaret Shatara PEDIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Margaret Shatara

  Explanation of Specialties

MARGARET SHATARA is a specialist in PEDIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY.

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE: A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases. Pediatricians have graduated from medical school and completed a 3-year residency program in pediatrics. A board-certified pediatrician has passed rigorous exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics. To remain certified, pediatricians... (more information)

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (more information)

  Margaret Shatara Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	83.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	78.9
PI Category Score	67
IA Category Score	20
Quality Category Score	93.2

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.

Depression screening	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Margaret Shatara

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Margaret Shatara.

1 CHILDRENS PL
SAINT LOUIS, MO 63110
314-273-1006

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Margaret Shatara

Doctors Groups:

WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Medical Organizations:

Margaret Shatara is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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