Joseph Hessel VASCULAR SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Joseph Hessel

  Explanation of Specialties

JOSEPH HESSEL is a specialist in VASCULAR SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY.

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

  Joseph Hessel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	84.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	81.4
PI Category Score	63
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	86.4

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	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
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
e-Prescribing Exclusion	Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Joseph Hessel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Joseph Hessel.

1930 E THOMAS RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85016
602-532-1000

5130 W BASELINE RD
LAVEEN, AZ 85339
602-237-0039

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Joseph Hessel

Doctors Groups:

VHS OUTPATIENT CLINICS INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ABRAZO ARROWHEAD HOSPITAL

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