Ammar Alkhazna PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Ammar Alkhazna

  Explanation of Specialties

AMMAR ALKHAZNA is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), INTERNAL MEDICINE, and SLEEP MEDICINE.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (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)

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)

  Ammar Alkhazna Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.7
PI Category Score	99
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 Ammar Alkhazna.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ammar Alkhazna

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 13 office locations for Ammar Alkhazna.

3459 5TH AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
412-648-6161

3459 5TH AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
412-802-3043

2004 W STATE ST
NEW CASTLE, PA 16101
No phone number available

2004 W STATE ST
NEW CASTLE, PA 16101
724-962-9622

2008 W STATE ST
NEW CASTLE, PA 16101
412-802-3550

1211 WILMINGTON AVE
NEW CASTLE, PA 16105
No phone number available

1211 WLMNGTN AVE GRND FLR
NEW CASTLE, PA 16105
724-656-4660

2200 MEMORIAL DR
FARRELL, PA 16121
No phone number available

110 N MAIN ST FL
GREENVILLE, PA 16125
No phone number available

110 N MAIN ST
GREENVILLE, PA 16125
No phone number available

875 N HERMITAGE RD
HERMITAGE, PA 16148
No phone number available

100 FAIRFIELD DR
SENECA, PA 16346
No phone number available

700 HIGH ST
WILLIAMSPORT, PA 17701
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ammar Alkhazna

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UPMC HORIZON

Hospital: UPMC JAMESON

Hospital: UPMC PASSAVANT

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