Rashid Sharaf NEPHROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Rashid Sharaf

  Explanation of Specialties

RASHID SHARAF is a specialist in NEPHROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

NEPHROLOGY: Nephrologists treat kidney disease and prescribe dialysis for those experiencing kidney failure. After medical school, these physicians attend an internal medicine residency program. They are then required to attend fellowship training for nephrology. (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)

  Rashid Sharaf Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	94.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.8
PI Category Score	99
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	73

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.

Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Practice Improvements for Bilateral Exchange of Patient Information	Yes
Prevention of Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections	100%
Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Regularly assess the patient experience of care through surveys, advisory councils and/or other mechanisms.	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
e-Prescribing Exclusion	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 Rashid Sharaf

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Rashid Sharaf.

301 N FRIO ST
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78207
210-487-7827

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Rashid Sharaf

Doctors Groups:

RENAL ASSOCIATES, P.A.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITAL

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