Benjamin Tillman HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Benjamin Tillman

  Explanation of Specialties

BENJAMIN TILLMAN is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and PATHOLOGY.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (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)

PATHOLOGY: athologists typically do not interact with their patients because they are specialized in examining biopsy specimens. A biopsy is a small piece of tissue—from the skin or a colon polyp for example—that is commonly examined under a microscope. Another physician will perform the biopsy (e.g., dermatologist or surgeon) and then give it to the pathologist for review. (more information)

  Benjamin Tillman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.9
PI Category Score	73.2
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99.9

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 Benjamin Tillman

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1301 22ND AVE S
NASHVILLE, TN 37232
615-322-3000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Benjamin Tillman

Doctors Groups:

VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

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