Linda Smith HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Linda Smith

  Explanation of Specialties

LINDA SMITH is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY 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)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)

  Linda Smith Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.9
PI Category Score	99.7
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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Linda Smith

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Linda Smith.

3851 PIPER ST
ANCHORAGE, AK 99508
907-562-4673

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Linda Smith

Doctors Groups:

ALASKA WOMENS CANCER CARE LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER

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