James Shanks HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About James Shanks

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES SHANKS is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

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)

  James Shanks Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.4
PI Category Score	82
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97.8

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for James Shanks

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for James Shanks.

1700 UNIVERSITY AVE W
SAINT PAUL, MN 55104
No phone number available

1575 BEAM AVE
MAPLEWOOD, MN 55109
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Shanks

Doctors Groups:

HEALTHEAST MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FAIRVIEW LAKES HEALTH SERVICES

Hospital: M HEALTH FAIRVIEW ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL

Hospital: M HEALTH FAIRVIEW UNIVERSITY OF MN

Hospital: M HEALTH FAIRVIEW WOODWINDS HOSPITAL

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