Kenneth Zierer GASTROENTEROLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Kenneth Zierer

  Explanation of Specialties

KENNETH ZIERER 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)

  Kenneth Zierer Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	90.5
PI Category Score	99
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	83.3

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.

Appropriate indication for colonoscopy
Appropriate indication for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Age Appropriate Screening Colonoscopy	0%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Photodocumentation of Cecal Intubation	98%
Provide 24/7 Access to MIPS Eligible Clinicians or Groups Who Have Real-Time Access to Patient's Medical Record	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	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

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Kenneth Zierer

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Kenneth Zierer.

925 CLIFTON AVE
CLIFTON, NJ 70132
973-458-0408

71 UNION AVE
RUTHERFORD, NJ 70701
201-842-0020

205 BROWERTOWN RD
WOODLAND PARK, NJ 74242
No phone number available

301 LAKEHURST RD
TOMS RIVER, NJ 87557
732-281-1590

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Kenneth Zierer

Doctors Groups:

GASTROENTEROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NEW JERSEY LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ST MARY'S GENERAL HOSPITAL

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