Hiran Fernando THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Hiran Fernando

  Explanation of Specialties

HIRAN FERNANDO is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY.

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)

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

  Hiran Fernando Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.7
PI Category Score	79.1
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.

There is no measure or activity data for Hiran Fernando.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Hiran Fernando

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Hiran Fernando.

320 E N AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15212
412-359-6137

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Hiran Fernando

Doctors Groups:

ALLEGHENY CLINIC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK HEALTHCARE AT HOME HOME H

Hospital: AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL

Hospital: ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL

Hospital: FORBES HOSPITAL

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