Alaa Afifi CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Alaa Afifi

  Explanation of Specialties

ALAA AFIFI is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY, and VASCULAR 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)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  Alaa Afifi Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	83.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	73.5
PI Category Score	18
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	96.6

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.

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Antiplatelet Therapy
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Ischemic Vascular Disease (IVD) All or None Outcome Measure (Optimal Control)	97%
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Use of telehealth services that expand practice access	Yes
e-Prescribing Exclusion	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Alaa Afifi

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Alaa Afifi.

2200 E FRUIT ST
SANTA ANA, CA 92701
714-973-9903

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Alaa Afifi

Doctors Groups:

Alaa Afifi is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ORANGE COUNTY GLOBAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HOSPITAL

Hospital: UCI HEALTH - FOUNTAIN VALLEY

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