Mamta Bhatnagar HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE Reviews and Ratings

  About Mamta Bhatnagar

  Explanation of Specialties

MAMTA BHATNAGAR is a specialist in HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE. Other specialties include GERIATRIC MEDICINE, INFECTIOUS DISEASE, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

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)

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)

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Infectious disease physicians deal with infections that are hard to diagnose or treat. They also treat serious infections such as the swine flu, bird flu, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. After medical school, infectious disease physicians must attend an internal medicine residency followed by fellowship training for infectious diseases. (more information)

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)

  Mamta Bhatnagar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92.9

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 Mamta Bhatnagar.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Mamta Bhatnagar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Mamta Bhatnagar.

200 LOTHROP ST
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
No phone number available

300 HALKET ST
PITTSBURGH, PA 15213
No phone number available

5230 CENTRE AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
No phone number available

5230 CENTRE AVE
PITTSBURGH, PA 15232
412-623-2458

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mamta Bhatnagar

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MAGEE WOMENS HOSPITAL OF UPMC HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: UPMC PRESBYTERIAN SHADYSIDE

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