Munuswamy Balakumar ANESTHESIOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Munuswamy Balakumar

  Explanation of Specialties

MUNUSWAMY BALAKUMAR is a specialist in ANESTHESIOLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

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)

  Munuswamy Balakumar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	68.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	63.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	57.2

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.

Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Improved Practices that Disseminate Appropriate Self-Management Materials	Yes
Participation in Joint Commission Evaluation Initiative	Yes
Participation in an AHRQ-listed patient safety organization.	Yes
Perioperative Temperature Management	85%

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

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Munuswamy Balakumar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Munuswamy Balakumar.

26901 76TH AVE
NEW HYDE PARK, NY 11040
718-470-3000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Munuswamy Balakumar

Doctors Groups:

NORTH SHORE - LIJ ANESTHESIOLOGY, PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL

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