Jennifer Lacoss HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Jennifer Lacoss

  Explanation of Specialties

JENNIFER LACOSS is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include HOSPITALIST.

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (more information)

  Jennifer Lacoss Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	87.4
PI Category Score	58
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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Jennifer Lacoss

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Jennifer Lacoss.

7703 FLOYD CURL DR
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78229
210-450-9000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Jennifer Lacoss

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM

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