Edward Ko INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Edward Ko

  Explanation of Specialties

EDWARD KO is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Edward Ko Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	98.5
PI Category Score	95
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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Breast Cancer Screening
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	54%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	29%
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
MDD prevention and treatment interventions	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Public Health Registry Reporting	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Tobacco use	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 Edward Ko

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Edward Ko.

818 JACKSON ST
SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94133
415-956-9823

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Edward Ko

Doctors Groups:

Edward Ko is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHINESE HOSPITAL

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