Krishna Vegiraju

  About Krishna Vegiraju

  Explanation of Specialties

KRISHNA VEGIRAJU is a specialist in ANESTHESIOLOGY. No other specialties were noted.

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)

  Krishna Vegiraju Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	70.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	64.1
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	57.8

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.

Implementation of formal quality improvement methods, practice changes, or other practice improvement processes	Yes
Leadership engagement in regular guidance and demonstrated commitment for implementing practice improvement changes	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes
Perioperative Temperature Management	100%
Prevention of Post-Operative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV) - Combination Therapy	100%
Prevention of Post-Operative Vomiting (POV) - Combination Therapy (Pediatrics)	100%
Use of QCDR data for ongoing practice assessment and improvements	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 Krishna Vegiraju

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Krishna Vegiraju.

505 S JOHN REDDITT DR
LUFKIN, TX 75904
936-634-8311

850 W CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY
HARKER HEIGHTS, TX 76548
254-690-0900

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Krishna Vegiraju

Doctors Groups:

EMERGENCHEALTH PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHI ST LUKES HEALTH MEMORIAL LUFKIN

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