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The Hybrid ASC, Office-Based Lab Model for Cardiology: 6 Pros & Cons

from Becker's ASC Review

The Hybrid ASC, Office-Based Lab Model for Cardiology: 6 Pros & Cons Becker's ASC Review In the past two years, CMS has approved 17 cardiac catheterization-related procedures and six cardiology procedures related to percutaneous coronary interventions for Medicare payment in ASCs, according to healthcare valuation and transaction advisory firm VMG Health. The authorizations contributed to the rise of a hybrid business model that combines an ASC with an office-based lab, which CMS defines as a location where the health professional routinely performs examinations, makes diagnoses and treats illness or injury on an ambulatory basis. VMG Health weighed the hybrid model's advantages and disadvantages. READ MORE

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