Paula Jacobus GERIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Paula Jacobus

  Explanation of Specialties

PAULA JACOBUS is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

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)

  Paula Jacobus Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.9
PI Category Score	86.4
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 Paula Jacobus

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Paula Jacobus.

17 TH AND CHEW ST
ALLENTOWN, PA 18102
610-402-3390

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Paula Jacobus

Doctors Groups:

LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL

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