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CMS Prospective Rate Analysis Commentary August 2023

CMS Prospective Rate Analysis Commentary August 2023

The 2024 CMS Proposed PFS and OBL Rates were released in July 2023. The rates will be finalized in the October for Jan 2024 implementation and are subject to change. The following are CCA’s key takeaways pertaining to the services lines supported in CCA’s facilities. Rates notes are national averages for simplicity and relatively vary by specific locality.

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Timothy Price

Chief Executive Officer

What can LIV golf and the PGA Tour teach us about healthcare?

What can LIV golf and the PGA Tour teach us about healthcare?

If you follow Golf then you surely have heard about the upstart Golf league, LIV GOLF. Funded by the Saudi Public Investment Fund and run by CEO Greg Norman, LIV Golf is the most significant competitive challenge to the Non-Profit PGA Tour which has reigned as the de facto golf league in the United States for the better part of a century.

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Timothy Price

Chief Executive Officer

Cross training staff within the CV ASC

Cross training staff within the CV ASC

Now when it comes to staffing and job duties in the cardiovascular ASC I am a firm believer that cross training of all staff is essential. No man or woman is an island in this ASC space.

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Matt Jones

Clinical Director

How Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants help bring value to the CV ASC

How Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants help bring value to the CV ASC

Today a majority of cardiovascular physician practices employ mid-level practitioners to one degree or another. For the most part from my experience these providers are often underutilized and under recognized for their knowledge, scope of practice and experience they can leverage for the growth of the practice and patient utilization of the OBL/ASC.

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Matt Jones

Clinical Director

Why the Office Based Lab (OBL) Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Hybrid approach

Why the Office Based Lab (OBL) Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) Hybrid approach

The CCA team has 20+ years or experience developing and operating OBL’s and 6+ years developing and operating CV ASC’s. In the recent two years we have seen a significant movement from CMS to offer more procedural codes with increasing reimbursement in the ASC while decreasing reimbursement for many of the procedures offered in the OBL.

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Matt Jones

Clinical Director

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