Richard Clay THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard Clay

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD CLAY is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Richard Clay Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.7

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.

Patient Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication for Cardiac Surgery
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Preoperative Beta-Blocker in Patients with Isolated CABG Surgery	100%
Perioperative Care: Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic - First OR Second-Generation Cephalosporin	100%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Richard Clay

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Richard Clay.

930 FRANKLIN ST SE
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
256-539-4080

101 SIVLEY RD SW
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
256-265-2372

201 SIVLEY RD SW
HUNTSVILLE, AL 35801
256-536-5594

2651 E DISCOVERY PKWY
BLOOMINGTON, IN 47408
812-353-9250

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard Clay

Doctors Groups:

HH HEART CENTER LLC

INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SOUTHERN INDIANA PHYSICIANS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HUNTSVILLE HOSPITAL

Hospital: INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH BLOOMINGTON HOSPITAL

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