Ira Schwartz INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Ira Schwartz

  Explanation of Specialties

IRA SCHWARTZ is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Ira Schwartz Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	94.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.5
PI Category Score	75
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.

Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Cervical Cancer Screening	54%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	78%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	18%
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	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 Ira Schwartz

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Ira Schwartz.

333 BORTHWICK AVE
PORTSMOUTH, NH 38014
603-433-5160

330 BORTHWICK AVE
PORTSMOUTH, NH 38017
603-431-5242

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ira Schwartz

Doctors Groups:

APPLEDORE MEDICAL GROUP INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH

Hospice: BEACON HOSPICE, AN AMEDISYS COMPANY

Hospice: CORNERSTONE VNA

Hospital: ELLIOT HOSPITAL

Hospital: PORTSMOUTH REGIONAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: WENTWORTH-DOUGLASS HOSPITAL

Hospital: YORK HOSPITAL

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