Murali Shankar GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Murali Shankar

  Explanation of Specialties

MURALI SHANKAR is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (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)

  Murali Shankar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	85.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	75.7
PI Category Score	88
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	62.3

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.

Colorectal 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
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Diabetes screening	Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Engagement of Patients, Family, and Caregivers in Developing a Plan of Care	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	98%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	96%
Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion	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
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	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 Murali Shankar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Murali Shankar.

8200 W SUNRISE BLVD
PLANTATION, FL 33322
954-475-1735

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Murali Shankar

Doctors Groups:

Murali Shankar is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HCA FLORIDA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Hospital: WESTSIDE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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