Medicare Approved Facilities/Trials/Registries VAD Destination Therapy Facilities
Guidance for Medicare Approved Facilities/Trials/Registries that have met the CMS's facility standards for destination therapy Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs).
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: July 05, 2016
- Process for CMS Approval of Credentialing Organizations (PDF)
- CMS-Approved Credentialing Organizations (PDF)
The following facilities have met the CMS's facility standards for short-term (e.g., bridge-to-recovery and bridge-to-transplant) or long-term (e.g., destination therapy) mechanical circulatory support Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs).
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