Dr. Michael Gregory Balko

Overview

Dr. Michael Gregory Balko, MD, is a Pathology specialist in Edgewood, Kentucky. He attended and graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 1983, having over 41 years of diverse experience, especially in Pathology. He is affiliated with many hospitals including St Elizabeth Medical Center. Dr. Michael Gregory Balko also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc. Dr. Michael Gregory Balko accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (859) 301-2000 to request Dr. Michael Gregory Balko the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He 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 - He 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 - He 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 - He 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. Michael Gregory Balko

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Pathology / Anatomic Pathology click for detail Anatomic Pathology A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.	23304	Kentucky
Pathology / Neuropathology click for detail Neuropathology A neuropathologist is expert in the diagnosis of diseases of the nervous system and skeletal muscles and functions as a consultant primarily to neurologists and neurosurgeons. The neuropathologist is knowledgeable in the infirmities of humans as they affect the nervous and neuromuscular systems, be they degenerative, infectious, metabolic, immunologic, neoplastic, vascular or physical in nature.	23304	Kentucky

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
St Elizabeth Medical Center	Lakeside Park, Kentucky	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc	St Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc	70

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, December 20, 2013, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Wednesday, September 16, 2015. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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