Sameera Sandhu HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Sameera Sandhu

  Explanation of Specialties

SAMEERA SANDHU is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (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)

  Sameera Sandhu Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	90.5
PI Category Score	69.4
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99.4

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 Sameera Sandhu.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Sameera Sandhu

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Sameera Sandhu.

3000 Q ST
SACRAMENTO, CA 95816
916-560-0319

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Sameera Sandhu

Doctors Groups:

DIGNITY HEALTH MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MERCY GENERAL HOSPITAL

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