Ramesh Ashwath INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Ramesh Ashwath

  Explanation of Specialties

RAMESH ASHWATH is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GASTROENTEROLOGY.

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)

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)

  Ramesh Ashwath Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	85.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	79.4
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	75.7

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
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Controlling High Blood Pressure	52%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	100%
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	93%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	83%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	2%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ramesh Ashwath

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Ramesh Ashwath.

1130 KYLE WOOD LN
BRANDON, FL 33511
813-600-5423

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ramesh Ashwath

Doctors Groups:

BAY AREA ADVANCE GASTROENTEROLOGY CARE INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FLORIDA HOSPITAL CARROLLWOOD

Hospital: HCA FLORIDA BRANDON HOSPITAL

Hospital: ST JOSEPHS HOSPITAL

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