Ashley Blurton NUCLEAR MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Ashley Blurton

  Explanation of Specialties

ASHLEY BLURTON is a specialist in NUCLEAR MEDICINE. Other specialties include DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear medicine imaging is a combination of many different disciplines. These include chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This branch of radiology is often used to help diagnose and treat abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, such as thyroid cancer.Because X-rays pass throu... (more information)

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: Radiologists review and interpret x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans and other types of imaging tests. However, there are some imaging tests that radiologists typically do not review. Cardiologists usually review their own echocardiograms and stress tests and Ob/Gyns usually review their own ultrasounds. Like Pathologists, Radiologists often do not directly interact with patients. Typically a technician performs the scan for the radiologist to review. (more information)

  Ashley Blurton Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	98.4
PI Category Score	94.6
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 Ashley Blurton.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ashley Blurton

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Ashley Blurton.

9101 STONY POINT DR
RICHMOND, VA 23235
804-330-9105

78 MEDICAL CTR DR
FISHERSVILLE, VA 22939
540-245-7230

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ashley Blurton

Doctors Groups:

VIRGINIA UROLOGY CENTER

AUGUSTA MEDICAL GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Ashley Blurton is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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