Josephine Taverna MEDICAL ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Josephine Taverna

  Explanation of Specialties

JOSEPHINE TAVERNA is a specialist in MEDICAL ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include HEMATOLOGY.

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY: Medical oncology is a type of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. A medical oncologist’s job is to take care of cancer patients by using things like chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy. A medical oncologist will work with other doctors to create a treatment plan that’s best for you. They’ll explain your cancer diagnosis to you, including the type and what stage you have. They’ll also help you manage your cancer sympt... (more information)

HEMATOLOGY: A hematologist is a specialist in hematology, the science or study of blood, blood-forming organs and blood diseases. The medical aspect of hematology is concerned with the treatment of blood disorders and malignancies, including types of hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma and sickle-cell anemia. Hematology is a branch of internal medicine that deals with the physiology, pathology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention of blood-related disorders.Becoming a hematologist requires 7 ... (more information)

  Josephine Taverna Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87.4
PI Category Score	58
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 Josephine Taverna.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Josephine Taverna

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Josephine Taverna.

7703 FLOYD CURL DR
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-450-9000

8300 FLOYD CURL DR
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-450-9000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Josephine Taverna

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

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