ECG’s Lucy Zielinski and Catherine Jefcoat explore how CMMI’s new mandatory Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) places specialists treating heart failure and low back pain under two-sided financial risk, holding them accountable for outcomes, cost, care coordination, and interoperability.

This webinar will outline the model’s core components, reimbursement methodology, and performance measurement approach. Participants will also learn key strategies for success, including how to assess readiness, optimize performance, and prepare for downside risk.

Learning Objectives

• Understand the structure, intent, and reimbursement methodology of CMMI’s Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM), including available data and payment calculations.
• Describe how performance is measured under ASM across cost, quality, interoperability, and improvement activities.
• Identify strategies for success and readiness, including operational, clinical, and data capabilities needed to optimize performance and manage downside risk.