SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–“Our health system client resides in a region selected by CMS for mandatory specialist participation in treating Medicare beneficiaries with low back pain (LBP) and congestive heart failure (CHF),” stated Dr. Douglas G. Cave, President/CEO of Cave Consulting Group, Inc. (CCGroup). He continued, “The CMS Ambulatory Specialty Model (ASM) is designed to reward cost savings achieved by reducing unnecessary procedures and preventing avoidable hospital outpatient and inpatient utilization.”