Sylvia Lacourse INFECTIOUS DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Sylvia Lacourse

  Explanation of Specialties

SYLVIA LACOURSE is a specialist in INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and PEDIATRIC MEDICINE.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Infectious disease physicians deal with infections that are hard to diagnose or treat. They also treat serious infections such as the swine flu, bird flu, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. After medical school, infectious disease physicians must attend an internal medicine residency followed by fellowship training for infectious diseases. (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)

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE: A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases. Pediatricians have graduated from medical school and completed a 3-year residency program in pediatrics. A board-certified pediatrician has passed rigorous exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics. To remain certified, pediatricians... (more information)

  Sylvia Lacourse Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.3
PI Category Score	72
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.7

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 Sylvia Lacourse

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Sylvia Lacourse.

325 9TH AVE
SEATTLE, WA 98104
206-731-3000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Sylvia Lacourse

Doctors Groups:

THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR

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