Larry Shears THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Larry Shears

  Explanation of Specialties

LARRY SHEARS 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)

  Larry Shears Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.6
PI Category Score	72
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.

Patient Centered Surgical Risk Assessment and Communication for Cardiac Surgery
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Preoperative Beta-Blocker in Patients with Isolated CABG Surgery	100%
Perioperative Care: Selection of Prophylactic Antibiotic - First OR Second-Generation Cephalosporin	100%

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Larry Shears

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Larry Shears.

979 E 3RD ST
CHATTANOOGA, TN 37403
423-778-5661

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Larry Shears

Doctors Groups:

ERLANGER HEALTH

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: NORTH GEORGIA HOME HEALTH AGENCY, AN AMEDYSIS COMP

Hospital: DEKALB REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC

Hospital: SOUTHERN TENNESSEE REGIONAL HLTH SYSTEM WINCHESTER

Hospital: TENNOVA HEALTH CARE-CLEVELAND

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