Christopher Howes INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Christopher Howes

  Explanation of Specialties

CHRISTOPHER HOWES is a specialist in INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY), and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY: Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. An interventional cardiologist specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions and diseases of the heart and blood vessels using nonsurgical, catheter-based procedures and specialized imaging techniques. Interventional cardiologists treat coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, and congenital heart disease, among other heart problems. Interventiona... (more information)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

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)

  Christopher Howes Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.4
PI Category Score	72.9
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.2

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Christopher Howes

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5 PERRYRIDGE RD
GREENWICH, CT 68304
203-863-3000

84 N MAIN ST
BRANFORD, CT 64053
203-483-8300

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Christopher Howes

Doctors Groups:

GREENWICH HOSPITAL

YALE UNIVERSITY

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL

Hospital: GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -

Hospital: YALE-NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL

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