Ulfur Gudjonsson THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Ulfur Gudjonsson

  Explanation of Specialties

ULFUR GUDJONSSON is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY.

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

  Ulfur Gudjonsson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.5
PI Category Score	85.1
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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.

Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	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
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes
e-Prescribing 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 Ulfur Gudjonsson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Ulfur Gudjonsson.

1723 BROADWAY ST
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO 63701
537-331-7841

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ulfur Gudjonsson

Doctors Groups:

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI HOSPITAL PHYSICIANS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTHEAST

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