Dennis Rassias THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Dennis Rassias

  Explanation of Specialties

DENNIS RASSIAS is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL 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)

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

  Dennis Rassias Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.2
PI Category Score	84.1
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.

Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Controlling High Blood Pressure	67%
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	97%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	94%
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Dennis Rassias

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Dennis Rassias.

319 S MANNING BLVD
ALBANY, NY 12208
518-438-1019

2231 BURDETT AVE
TROY, NY 12180
518-272-7191

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Dennis Rassias

Doctors Groups:

ST. PETER'S HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES, P.C.

SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF TROY, NEW YORK

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF TROY, NEW YORK

Hospital: ST PETER'S HOSPITAL

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