Zaheer Ahmed INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Zaheer Ahmed

  Explanation of Specialties

ZAHEER AHMED is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Zaheer Ahmed Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.8
PI Category Score	74
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99.3

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.

Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Breast Cancer Screening
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Controlling High Blood Pressure	93%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	20%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	77%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	60%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	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 Zaheer Ahmed

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Zaheer Ahmed.

33 BARTLETT ST
LOWELL, MA 18521
978-458-7000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Zaheer Ahmed

Doctors Groups:

Zaheer Ahmed is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: TUFTS MEDICINE CARE AT HOME

Hospital: LOWELL GENERAL HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: Northwood Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center

Nursing Home: Vantage at Chelmsford LLC

Nursing Home: Regalcare at Lowell

Nursing Home: D'youville Senior Care

Nursing Home: D'youville Care For Advanced Therapy

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