Fareed Elhaj ENDOCRINOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Fareed Elhaj

  Explanation of Specialties

FAREED ELHAJ is a specialist in ENDOCRINOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

ENDOCRINOLOGY: Endocrinologists treat the endocrine system—the glands that produce and secrete hormones that control and regulate nearly all of the body's functions. People with diabetes or thyroid disease are often treated by an endocrinologist. Like other internal medicine physicians, endocrinologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They are then required to attend fellowship training for endocrinology. (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)

  Fareed Elhaj Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	86.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	83.8
PI Category Score	65
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	89.6

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Comprehensive Eye Exams	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	39%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	43%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	61%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	56%
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Fareed Elhaj

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Fareed Elhaj.

6624 FANNIN ST
HOUSTON, TX 77030
713-795-0770

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Fareed Elhaj

Doctors Groups:

HOUSTON THYROID AND ENDOCRINE SPECIALISTS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHI ST LUKE'S HEALTH BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE ME

Hospital: HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL

Hospital: MEMORIAL HERMANN MEMORIAL CITY HOSPITAL

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