Richard Chou INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Richard Chou

  Explanation of Specialties

RICHARD CHOU is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY, HOSPITALIST, and RHEUMATOLOGY.

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)

ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY: An allergist-immunologist specializes in caring for people with allergies, asthma, and other diseases of the immune system. Allergists-immunologists with a background in internal medicine take care of adults and those with a background in pediatrics take care of children. Known commonly as allergists, these specialists are highly skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of immune system disorders and in helping people take an active role in preventing and treating allergy symptoms. An allergist ty... (more information)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

RHEUMATOLOGY: Rheumatology is the field of medicine that is concerned with the evaluation and treatment of people with autoimmune conditions and joint diseases, including arthritis. Branches of rheumatology include basic research and clinical research, as well as clinical diagnosis, treatment, and long-term management of patients with these illnesses.A rheumatologist is a subspecialist in the nonsurgical treatment of rheumatic illnesses, including autoimmune diseases and especially the many forms of arthritis... (more information)

  Richard Chou Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87.4
PI Category Score	67
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.1

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 Richard Chou.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Richard Chou

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250 POND ST
BRAINTREE, MA 21845
781-848-1300

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Richard Chou

Doctors Groups:

REHABILITATION MEDICAL ASSOCIATES PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

Hospital: MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: SOUTH SHORE HOSPITAL

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