Nathan Kister CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Nathan Kister

  Explanation of Specialties

NATHAN KISTER 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)

  Nathan Kister Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87.7
PI Category Score	76.3
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	89.6

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Nathan Kister

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Nathan Kister.

1 MEDICAL CTR DR
MORGANTOWN, WV 26506
304-293-4500

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Nathan Kister

Doctors Groups:

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CORPORATION

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: THOMAS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS, INC

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