Gerardo Garza Gutierrez PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Gerardo Garza Gutierrez

  Explanation of Specialties

GERARDO GARZA GUTIERREZ is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and INTERNAL 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)

  Gerardo Garza Gutierrez Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89
Final MIPS Score without CPB	81
PI Category Score	69
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	82.4

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
Closing the Referral Loop: Receipt of Specialist Report
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Clinical Data Registry Reporting	Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure	32%
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	49%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	49%
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Tobacco use	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Gerardo Garza Gutierrez

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for Gerardo Garza Gutierrez.

10007 HUEBNER RD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78240
210-692-0361

2827 BABCOCK RD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-704-2000

11212 STATE HWY 151
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78251
210-703-8000

2827 BABCOCK RD
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-705-6300

11212 STATE HWY 151
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78251
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Gerardo Garza Gutierrez

Doctors Groups:

PULMONARY CONSULTANTS OF SAN ANTONIO PA

CEPAMERICA TEXAS PA

SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTENSIVISTS, PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: COMPLETECARE HOME HEALTH AND HOSPICE

Hospital: BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: CHRISTUS SANTA ROSA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITAL

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