Brook Calton HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Brook Calton

  Explanation of Specialties

BROOK CALTON 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)

  Brook Calton Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	82.1
PI Category Score	86
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	75.1

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 Brook Calton.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Brook Calton

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Brook Calton.

2014 WASHINGTON ST
NEWTON, MA 24621
617-243-6000

55 FRUIT ST
BOSTON, MA 21142
617-724-0287

55 FRUIT ST
BOSTON, MA 21142
617-726-2000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Brook Calton

Doctors Groups:

NEWTON-WELLESLEY MEDICAL GROUP, INC.

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: NEWTON-WELLESLEY HOSPITAL

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