George Chu INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About George Chu

  Explanation of Specialties

GEORGE CHU is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  George Chu Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87.7
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.5

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.

Colorectal Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Care coordination agreements that promote improvements in patient tracking across settings	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	73%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	99%
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	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 George Chu

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for George Chu.

7550 WOLF RIVER BLVD
GERMANTOWN, TN 38138
901-767-5000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for George Chu

Doctors Groups:

MID-SOUTH INTERNAL MEDICINE SPECIALISTS, P.C.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITALS OF MEMPHIS

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