Adwoa Essel NUCLEAR MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Adwoa Essel

  Explanation of Specialties

ADWOA ESSEL is a specialist in NUCLEAR MEDICINE. Other specialties include DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear medicine imaging is a combination of many different disciplines. These include chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This branch of radiology is often used to help diagnose and treat abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, such as thyroid cancer.Because X-rays pass throu... (more information)

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: Radiologists review and interpret x-rays, CT scans, MRIs, PET scans and other types of imaging tests. However, there are some imaging tests that radiologists typically do not review. Cardiologists usually review their own echocardiograms and stress tests and Ob/Gyns usually review their own ultrasounds. Like Pathologists, Radiologists often do not directly interact with patients. Typically a technician performs the scan for the radiologist to review. (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)

  Adwoa Essel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Adwoa Essel.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Adwoa Essel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Adwoa Essel.

500 UNIVERSITY DR
HERSHEY, PA 17033
717-531-5638

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Adwoa Essel

Doctors Groups:

THE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER PHYSICIANS GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER

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