James Locher THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About James Locher

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES LOCHER is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

  James Locher Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	99.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.4
PI Category Score	81.4
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 James Locher.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for James Locher

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for James Locher.

1 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR
EDGEWOOD, KY 41017
No phone number available

711 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR
EDGEWOOD, KY 41017
No phone number available

20 MEDICAL VILLAGE DR
EDGEWOOD, KY 41017
859-301-4000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Locher

Doctors Groups:

ST ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTER, INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ST ELIZABETH EDGEWOOD

Hospital: ST ELIZABETH FT THOMAS

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