Muhammad Zafar HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Muhammad Zafar

  Explanation of Specialties

MUHAMMAD ZAFAR is a specialist in HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. Other specialties include 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)

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)

  Muhammad Zafar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.6
PI Category Score	93
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.8

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.

Oncology: Advance Care Planning in Metastatic Cancer Patients
Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan
Advance Care Plan
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Oncology: Medical and Radiation - Pain Intensity Quantified
Oncology: Medical and Radiation - Plan of Care for Moderate to Severe Pain
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	95%
Immunization Registry Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Implementation of Use of Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	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 Muhammad Zafar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Muhammad Zafar.

122 S MAIN ST
FLANAGAN, IL 61740
815-796-4436

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Muhammad Zafar

Doctors Groups:

Muhammad Zafar is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: LIGHTWAYS HOSPICE AND SERIOUS ILLNESS CARE

Hospital: OSF SAINT ELIZABETH MDL CTR

Hospital: SAINT JAMES HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: Arc at Streator

Nursing Home: Flanagan Rehabilitation and Hcc

Nursing Home: Goldwater Pontiac Nursing Home

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