Irene Hwu GERIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Irene Hwu

  Explanation of Specialties

IRENE HWU is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

  Irene Hwu Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.7
PI Category Score	79
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 Irene Hwu.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Irene Hwu

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Irene Hwu.

26 RESEARCH WAY
EAST SETAUKET, NY 11733
631-444-0580

100 NICOLLS RD
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
631-444-1560

LAUTERBUR DR
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
632-638-1000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Irene Hwu

Doctors Groups:

STONY BROOK INTERNISTS UNIVERSITY FACULTY PRACTICE CORPORATION

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: CATHOLIC HOME CARE

Hospital: JOHN T MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF PORT JEFFERSON

Hospital: ST CHARLES HOSPITAL

Hospital: SUNY/STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: Jefferson's Ferry

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