Stewart Long CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Stewart Long

  Explanation of Specialties

STEWART LONG is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY.

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)

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)

  Stewart Long Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.2
PI Category Score	84.8
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.6

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Stewart Long.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Stewart Long

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Stewart Long.

3841 PIPER ST
ANCHORAGE, AK 99508
907-917-2200

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Stewart Long

Doctors Groups:

NORTHSTARR CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CENTRAL PENINSULA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: MAT-SU REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: PROVIDENCE ALASKA MEDICAL CENTER

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