Stephen Dickson THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Stephen Dickson

  Explanation of Specialties

STEPHEN DICKSON is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

  Stephen Dickson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.6
PI Category Score	82
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.

Patient Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication for Cardiac Surgery
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Preoperative Beta-Blocker in Patients with Isolated CABG Surgery	100%
Perioperative Care: Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic - First OR Second-Generation Cephalosporin	100%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Stephen Dickson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Stephen Dickson.

2500 NILES RD
SAINT JOSEPH, MI 49085
269-408-1660

6 LONGMEADOW VILLAGE DR
NILES, MI 49120
269-408-1660

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Stephen Dickson

Doctors Groups:

LAKELAND HOSPITALS AT NILES AND ST JOSEPH INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: COREWELL HEALTH LAKELAND HOSPITALS ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL

Hospital: COREWELL HEALTH WATERVLIET HOSPITAL

Hospital: LAKELAND HOSPITAL, ST JOSEPH

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