Dwight Hand THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Dwight Hand

  Explanation of Specialties

DWIGHT HAND 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)

  Dwight Hand Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	85.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	79.8
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	30
Quality Category Score	80.6

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.

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 Dwight Hand

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Dwight Hand.

1235 E CHEROKEE ST RM
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804
417-820-2600

1235 E CHEROKEE ST
SPRINGFIELD, MO 65804
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Dwight Hand

Doctors Groups:

MERCY CLINIC SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITIES

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MERCY HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD

Hospital: UNITED REGIONAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

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