Timothy Hunter THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Timothy Hunter

  Explanation of Specialties

TIMOTHY HUNTER is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY, and INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY.

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY: Interventional radiology (IR) is a way to diagnose and treat cancer and other conditions without major surgery.With IR, your doctor looks inside your body with imaging tests such as ultrasounds, CT scans, or MRIs. Then they use small tools, like needles and tubes, to do a procedure or give treatment right where you need it. During these procedures, your doctor can put tools into your body through tiny cuts that can be as small as a pinhole. Interventional radiology helps with cancer in a number ... (more information)

  Timothy Hunter Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.4
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	94.5

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 Timothy Hunter

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Timothy Hunter.

95 COLLIER RD NW
ATLANTA, GA 30309
404-605-5699

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Timothy Hunter

Doctors Groups:

PIEDMONT CARDIOLOGY OF ATLANTA, LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PIEDMONT AUGUSTA HOSPITAL

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