Jeffrey Bluhm in Saint Helens, Oregon

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS)

Medical School: University Of Washington School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1991
The Primary Medical Specialty for Jeffrey Bluhm is listed as: Pulmonary Disease
Approximate Years of Experience: 33
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 9133151525
NPI #: 1730125022
NPI Created On: 06/22/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 12/05/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207RS0012X
License Number:
MD21067
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Moda Health Plan, Inc.
• PacificSource Health Plans
• Providence Health Plan
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Hemoglobin measurement
2. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
3. Measurement and graphic recording of the amount and speed of breathed air, before and following medication administration
4. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
5. Determination of lung volumes using plethysmography
6. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
7. Measurement of lung diffusing capacity
8. Study of sleep patterns
9. Unattended sleep study with recording of heart rate, oxygen, respiratory airflow and effort
10. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab
11. Sleep monitoring of patient (6 years or older) in sleep lab with continued pressured respiratory assistance by mask or breathing tube
12. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 60 minutes
13. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 40 minutes
16. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 70 minutes per day
17. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 25 minutes per day
18. Critical care delivery critically ill or injured patient, first 30-74 minutes
19. Physician telephone patient service, 21-30 minutes of medical discussion
20. Home sleep test (hst) with type iii portable monitor, unattended; minimum of 4 channels: 2 respiratory movement/airflow, 1 ecg/heart rate and 1 oxygen saturation

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.