Waqar Hussain INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Waqar Hussain

  Explanation of Specialties

WAQAR HUSSAIN is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

  Waqar Hussain Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	98.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97.8

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.

Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes	Yes
Measurement and Improvement at the Practice and Panel Level	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes
Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements	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 Waqar Hussain

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Waqar Hussain.

1310 MCCULLOUGH AVE
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212
210-757-2200

7700 FLOYD CURL DR
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-575-4000

1310 MCCULLOUGH AVE
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212
210-757-2900

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Waqar Hussain

Doctors Groups:

HOSPITAL MEDICINE SERVICES OF TX, PC

PANTHER INPATIENT CARE PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: HARBOUR HOSPICE

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITAL

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