Arthur Altbuch GERIATRIC MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Arthur Altbuch

  Explanation of Specialties

ARTHUR ALTBUCH is a specialist in GERIATRIC MEDICINE. Other specialties include ADDICTION MEDICINE, FAMILY PRACTICE, and SPORTS MEDICINE.

GERIATRIC MEDICINE: Geriatric medicine is the specialty that involves studying, diagnosing and treating diseases or conditions associated with old age. Geriatric medicine is most commonly used for patients that are over 65 as this is the age where most people begin to experience difficulties with their health.Geriatrician doctors are experts in the study of how each medical condition or medication affects another. A geriatrician is a general physician who also undergoes additional studies in the aging process. They... (more information)

ADDICTION MEDICINE: Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty, formally recognized since 1990, concerned with the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction, of those with substance-related health conditions, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances, including nicotine, alcohol, prescription medications, and other licit and illicit drugs. In 2016, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), officially recognized addiction medicine as a medi... (more information)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

SPORTS MEDICINE: A sports medicine physician has significant specialized training in both the treatment and prevention of illness and injury. They are ideally suited to provide comprehensive medical care for athletes, sports teams or active individuals who are simply looking to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Sports medicine physicians specialize solely in non-surgical sports medicine and serve as team physicians at the youth level, NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, WNBA, MLS and NHL, as well as with Olympic teams. A Sports M... (more information)

  Arthur Altbuch Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.2
PI Category Score	85.5
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93.1

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 Arthur Altbuch.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Arthur Altbuch

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Arthur Altbuch.

849 KELLOGG AVE
JANESVILLE, WI 53546
608-755-7960

1000 MINERAL POINT AVE
JANESVILLE, WI 53548
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Arthur Altbuch

Doctors Groups:

MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORPORATION

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM CORP

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