Howard Waksman PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Howard Waksman

  Explanation of Specialties

HOWARD WAKSMAN is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

  Howard Waksman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.2
PI Category Score	77
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	96.5

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Howard Waksman.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Howard Waksman

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Howard Waksman.

200 TRENTON RD
BROWNS MILLS, NJ 80151
609-893-6611

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Howard Waksman

Doctors Groups:

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FUND OF DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CAPITAL HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HOPEWELL

Hospital: DEBORAH HEART AND LUNG CENTER

Hospital: WEST JERSEY HOSPITAL

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