Jacob Walker GERIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Jacob Walker

  Explanation of Specialties

JACOB WALKER is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (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)

  Jacob Walker Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.8
PI Category Score	72.6
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.

There is no measure or activity data for Jacob Walker.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Jacob Walker

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Jacob Walker.

12605 E 16TH AVE
AURORA, CO 80045
720-848-0000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Jacob Walker

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS INCORPORATED

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: BERKLEY HOME HEALTH

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

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