John Podkowa INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About John Podkowa

  Explanation of Specialties

JOHN PODKOWA is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include HOSPITALIST, and PEDIATRIC MEDICINE.

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)

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)

PEDIATRIC MEDICINE: A pediatrician is a medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental care for children from birth until age 18. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses, from minor health problems to serious diseases. Pediatricians have graduated from medical school and completed a 3-year residency program in pediatrics. A board-certified pediatrician has passed rigorous exams given by the American Board of Pediatrics. To remain certified, pediatricians... (more information)

  John Podkowa Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94.6
PI Category Score	81.9
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 John Podkowa

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for John Podkowa.

534 PROSPECT ST
FALL RIVER, MA 27205
508-973-7766

370 FAUNCE CORNER RD
NORTH DARTMOUTH, MA 27471
508-973-9050

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for John Podkowa

Doctors Groups:

SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: COMMUNITY NURSE HOME CARE

Hospital: SOUTHCOAST HOSPITALS GROUP

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