Luke Akard HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Luke Akard

  Explanation of Specialties

LUKE AKARD is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY: Hematologists-Oncologists also known as Heme Oncs, merge training in two medical specialties to provide healthcare services for blood diseases and cancers of all forms. Hematology-Oncology is a medical specialty that focuses on diagnosing and treating of patient with blood abnormalities as well as malignant diseases. Although Oncology (cancer) and Hematology (blood) are two distinct medical sub-specialties of Internal Medicine, they frequently overlap since many tumors influence the blood and vi... (more information)

HEMATOPOIETIC CELL TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) and cellular therapy (CT) are the area of enhanced competence within hematology concerned with the use of hematopoietic stem cells in the treatment of pediatric and adult hematologic diseases and cancers. CT relies on knowledge of the stem cell and its environment, of hematopoietic precursors and progenitors, of the human immune and histocompatibility systems, and of techniques for cell evaluation, collection, manipulation, preservation, and adminis... (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)

  Luke Akard Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	90.8
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	89.2

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Luke Akard

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8111 S EMERSON AVE
INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46237
317-528-5500

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Luke Akard

Doctors Groups:

INDIANA BLOOD AND MARROW TRANSPLANTATION LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS

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