Sydney Lu INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Sydney Lu

  Explanation of Specialties

SYDNEY LU is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include HEMATOLOGY, and MEDICAL ONCOLOGY.

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)

HEMATOLOGY: A hematologist is a specialist in hematology, the science or study of blood, blood-forming organs and blood diseases. The medical aspect of hematology is concerned with the treatment of blood disorders and malignancies, including types of hemophilia, leukemia, lymphoma and sickle-cell anemia. Hematology is a branch of internal medicine that deals with the physiology, pathology, etiology, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and prevention of blood-related disorders.Becoming a hematologist requires 7 ... (more information)

MEDICAL ONCOLOGY: Medical oncology is a type of medicine that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer. A medical oncologist’s job is to take care of cancer patients by using things like chemotherapy, hormone therapy, targeted therapy, or immunotherapy. A medical oncologist will work with other doctors to create a treatment plan that’s best for you. They’ll explain your cancer diagnosis to you, including the type and what stage you have. They’ll also help you manage your cancer sympt... (more information)

  Sydney Lu Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	90.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	84.6
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	81.8

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Sydney Lu.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Sydney Lu

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Sydney Lu.

300 PASTEUR DR
STANFORD, CA 94305
650-723-4000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Sydney Lu

Doctors Groups:

STANFORD HEALTH CARE

Medical Organizations:

Sydney Lu is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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