Jeffrey Polito INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Jeffrey Polito

  Explanation of Specialties

JEFFREY POLITO is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include SLEEP MEDICINE.

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)

SLEEP MEDICINE: Sleep medicine is a medical subspecialty focused on diagnosing and treating sleep disorders and other sleep-related concerns. Sleep disorders are common and, if left untreated, can have significant long-term consequences, such as increased risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Sleep physicians, sometimes called somnologists, come from a variety of medical specialties, but they all have training in sleep medicine. To receive board certification in sleep medicine, doctors m... (more information)

  Jeffrey Polito Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.3
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.2

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Cervical Cancer Screening	12%
Consultation of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	45%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	30%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	96%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	93%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	2%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Jeffrey Polito

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Jeffrey Polito.

5333 HOLLISTER AVE
SANTA BARBARA, CA 93111
805-681-1490

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Jeffrey Polito

Doctors Groups:

Jeffrey Polito is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: VNA HEALTH

Hospital: GOLETA VALLEY COTTAGE HOSPITAL

Hospital: SANTA BARBARA COTTAGE HOSPITAL

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