Joshua Schiffer INFECTIOUS DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Joshua Schiffer

  Explanation of Specialties

JOSHUA SCHIFFER is a specialist in INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Other specialties include ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Infectious disease physicians deal with infections that are hard to diagnose or treat. They also treat serious infections such as the swine flu, bird flu, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. After medical school, infectious disease physicians must attend an internal medicine residency followed by fellowship training for infectious diseases. (more information)

ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY: An allergist-immunologist specializes in caring for people with allergies, asthma, and other diseases of the immune system. Allergists-immunologists with a background in internal medicine take care of adults and those with a background in pediatrics take care of children. Known commonly as allergists, these specialists are highly skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of immune system disorders and in helping people take an active role in preventing and treating allergy symptoms. An allergist ty... (more information)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

  Joshua Schiffer Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.3
PI Category Score	72
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.7

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Joshua Schiffer

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Joshua Schiffer.

825 EASTLAKE AVE E
SEATTLE, WA 98109
206-288-1000

1701 COLUMBIA RD
SEATTLE, WA 98195
206-598-3100

1959 NE PACIFIC ST
SEATTLE, WA 98195
206-598-4333

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Joshua Schiffer

Doctors Groups:

THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR

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