Kwame Atsina CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) Reviews and Ratings

  About Kwame Atsina

  Explanation of Specialties

KWAME ATSINA is a specialist in CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY). Other specialties include HOSPITALIST, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (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)

  Kwame Atsina Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	91.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.1
PI Category Score	60.5
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	91.8

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 Kwame Atsina.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Kwame Atsina

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4860 Y ST
SACRAMENTO, CA 95817
800-282-3284

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Kwame Atsina

Doctors Groups:

REGENTS OF THE UNIV OF CA

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER

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