Baron Hamman THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Baron Hamman

  Explanation of Specialties

BARON HAMMAN is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY.

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)

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

  Baron Hamman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.8
PI Category Score	79.2
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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
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
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	76%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	71%
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
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
e-Prescribing Exclusion	Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Baron Hamman

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Baron Hamman.

1110 COTTONWOOD LN
IRVING, TX 75038
972-607-2525

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Baron Hamman

Doctors Groups:

HEALTHTEXAS PROVIDER NETWORK

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART & VASCULAR HOSPITAL - DALLAS

Hospital: BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER AT IRVING

Hospital: BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

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