Dr. Kathleen Lea Summers

Overview

Dr. Kathleen Lea Summers, MD,PHD, is the Hospitalist specialist in Herrin, Illinois. She attended and graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1998, having over 26 years of diverse experience, especially in Hospitalist. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Commonwealth Health Center, Herrin Hospital. Dr. Kathleen Lea Summers also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Southern Illinois Medical Services, Nfp. Dr. Kathleen Lea Summers accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (618) 942-2171 to request Dr. Kathleen Lea Summers the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Kathleen Lea Summers

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Hospitalist click for detail Hospitalist Hospitalists are physicians whose primary professional focus is the general medical care of hospitalized patients. Their activities include patient care, teaching, research, and leadership related to Hospital Medicine. The term 'hospitalist' refers to physicians whose practice emphasizes providing care for hospitalized patients.	036103814	Illinois
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians / Emergency Medicine click for detail Emergency Medicine An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.	036103814	Illinois

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Commonwealth Health Center	Garapan, Commonwealth of The Northern Mariana Islands	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary
Herrin Hospital	Herrin, Illinois	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Southern Illinois Medical Services, Nfp	Southern Illinois Medical Services, Nfp	282

Practice Locations

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Dr. Kathleen Lea Summers [NPI: 1750433611]Hospitalist, Internal Medicine