Vern Keller THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Vern Keller

  Explanation of Specialties

VERN KELLER 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)

  Vern Keller Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97
PI Category Score	89.9
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 Vern Keller.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Vern Keller

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155 HOSPITAL DR
LAFAYETTE, LA 70503
337-289-7999

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Vern Keller

Doctors Groups:

LAFAYETTE HEALTH VENTURES INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER

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