Karen Bjorn PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Karen Bjorn

  Explanation of Specialties

KAREN BJORN is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Karen Bjorn Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	55.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	51.8
PI Category Score	95
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	15

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 Karen Bjorn.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Karen Bjorn

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Karen Bjorn.

1830 S ALMA SCHOOL RD
MESA, AZ 85210
480-248-3000

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Karen Bjorn

Doctors Groups:

WESTERN CARDIOTHORACIC SURGEONS PLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BANNER DESERT MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: BANNER HEART HOSPITAL

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