Oklahoma ASC begins performing cardiac procedures — 3 insights

Oklahoma City-based CardioVascular Health Clinic is performing percutaneous coronary intervention as an outpatient service following CMS’ decision to allow the procedure to be performed in an outpatient setting, The Oklahoman reports.

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What you should know:

1. Most Medicare recipients will be eligible to have the procedure performed in an ASC.

2. CMS believes moving 5 percent of all coronary interventions to ASCs would save Medicare $20 million and would reduce beneficiary copays by $5 million in 2020.

3. CardioVascular Health Clinic is the only ASC in Oklahoma that performs specialized cardiac procedures.

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