Laura Chavez INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Laura Chavez

  Explanation of Specialties

LAURA CHAVEZ is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

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)

  Laura Chavez Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	45
Final MIPS Score without CPB	45
PI Category Score
IA Category Score
Quality Category Score

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.

Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	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 Laura Chavez

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Laura Chavez.

680 BROADWAY
PATERSON, NJ 75141
973-742-1761

350 ENGLE ST
ENGLEWOOD, NJ 76311
201-894-3158

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Laura Chavez

Doctors Groups:

MEDICAL ASSOCIATES OF ENGLEWOOD PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

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