Excellentia Advisory Group Complete overview of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Reporting for 2025

About the Speaker:

Cathy Montgomery, RN, CASC

Cathy has over 25+ years in healthcare services management. As Regional Administrator for NovaMed, she oversaw operations of the physician practices as well as surgery centers, and optical shops in the metro St.Louis/Illinois area. Cathy is President and Founder of Excellentia Advisory Group, a consulting and development company serving both the surgical industry through ASC'S as well as surgical hospitals and the outpatient industry through physician practices and ancillary centers. Cathy for the past several years has studied all the regulatory agencies that impact the ASC industry and has made herself an expert on the subject. Cathy is a frequently speaker at State ASC conferences to speak on regulatory compliance topics. Cathy also offers expertise in running the day-to-day operations of a surgery center and assists several privately-owned surgery centers across the country as their management company. Her vision is to offer services that will be cost effective for her clients and fill those gaps that occur due to immediate needs. She has hired consultants that are knowledgeable and follow TJC, ACHC and/or AAAHC standards. Cathy has her CASC certification. 63 minutes

About the Presentation:

Cathy Montgomery RN, CASC will guide you through the 2025 Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting, or ASCQR, Program. As ASC administrators, quality coordinators, or healthcare professionals, you know the importance of delivering high-quality care while navigating CMS requirements. During this webinar, we’ll dive deep into the ASCQR Program’s structure, the 2025 updates, and practical strategies to ensure compliance and optimize patient outcomes. By the end, you’ll have a clear roadmap for meeting CMS expectations and avoiding penalties.

We will be discussing the following:

Overview of the ASCQR program
Key Updates for 2025
Key Quality Measures for 2025 that affect 2027 payments
Quality Collaboration
FCHE Measure Details / ASC 24
SDOH Screening Measure / ASC 22
Other Notable Changes
Data Submission Requirements
Participation and Penalties

Who Should Attend:

Physician Owners, Administrators, Directors of Nursing and anyone that will be involved in Quality Reporting. If your facility has seen more than 240 Medicare patients in the previous 2024 year, and has not signed up to do your quality reporting, you could risk losing 2% of your Medicare revenue. The process to enroll takes several weeks but is well worth it and if you start now, you can avoid any 2027 payment penalties. This session can set you on the right path for the New Year 2026.

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Contact Hours: This presentation will be worth 1.0 Contact Hour of continuing education. Upon request, you will receive a Certificate of Participation showing your Contact Hour.

Once you and any staff have reviewed this presentation, you will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Completion worth 1.0 Credit Hour of continuing education. You simply contact us at events@excellentiagroup.com requesting your certificates, using the Certificate Request Form found in the link below. You will need to provide a typed list of all participants first and last names, position title (RN, BSN, etc.), license numbers (if professionals) and date of completion.

* Excellentia Advisory Group LLC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider CEP 15481: Issue Date: 4/6/2010;

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