Alan Smookler HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Alan Smookler

  Explanation of Specialties

ALAN SMOOKLER is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (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)

  Alan Smookler Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.5
PI Category Score	91.6
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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Alan Smookler

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2650 RIDGE AVE
EVANSTON, IL 60201
847-503-4222

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Alan Smookler

Doctors Groups:

ENDEAVOR HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE

Hospice: RESIDENTIAL HOSPICE LLC

Hospital: NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM - EVANSTON HOSPITAL

Hospital: NORTHWEST COMMUNITY HOSPITAL 1

Hospital: SWEDISH HOSPITAL

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