Scott Adam Berkowitz MD
Cardiologist | Cardiovascular Disease
6080 Majors Ln Columbia MD, 21045About
Dr. Scott Berkowitz is a cardiologist practicing in Baltimore, MD. Dr. Berkowitz specializes in diagnosing, monitoring, and treating diseases or conditions of the heart and blood vessels and the cardiovascular system. These conditions include heart attacks, heart murmurs, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. Dr. Berkowitz also practices preventative medicine, helping patients maintain a heart-healthy life.
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Cardiovascular Disease- 2011
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- 2007
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Medicare prescription drug coverage gap: navigating the "doughnut hole" with patients.
- Accountable care at academic medical centers--lessons from Johns Hopkins.
- The individual mandate and patient-centered care.
- Planned readmissions: a potential solution.
- Improving regional variation using quality of care measures.
- Medicare beneficiaries most likely to be readmitted.
- Shared savings models for ACOs-incentivizing primary care physicians.
- Accountable care organization readiness and academic medical centers.
- Cardiology and accountable care.
- Accountable Care Organizations and Otolaryngology.
- Low high-sensitivity troponin I and zero coronary artery calcium score identifies coronary CT angiography candidates in whom further testing could be avoided.
- Medicare Shared Savings Program: public reporting and shared savings distributions.
- Medical-Imaging Stewardship in the Accountable Care Era.
- Academic Medical Centers Forming Accountable Care Organizations and Partnering With Community Providers: The Experience of the Johns Hopkins Medicine Alliance for Patients.
- Regional cost and experience, not size or hospital inclusion, helps predict ACO success.
Professional Memberships
- Member American Heart Association
Fellowships
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital/Cardiology 2011
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