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Medicare is significantly changing the way physicians practice medicine and in turn, impacts their relationships with patients, according to the Washington Examiner.

Here are seven news updates for ambulatory surgery center leaders to know for July 20, 2015.  

Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) are groups of healthcare providers, who come together voluntarily to deliver coordinated care to a defined patient population.

Mobile health application TouchCare has announced a new update called "My Colleagues," which allows physicians and providers a way to do video consults with their peers and colleagues.

The Brooks Army Medical Center in Fort Sam Houston, has performed its first robot-aided, pediatric surgery to remove a cystic mass behind a patient's bladder, according to The Fort Campbell Courier.

Wentworth Surgery Center in Somersworth, N.H., has joined the Greater Somersworth Chamber of Commerce, according to a fosters.com report.

New Jersey Eye Center Ambulatory Surgery Center in Bergenfield has performed 30,000 cataract surgeries since 1978.

William McFeely, MD, of Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital for Women & Children and the Surgery Center of Huntsville, is one of 12 physicians in the country using the Esteem inner ear stimulator aimed to restore a patient's hearing, according to WaayTV.com.

The majority of home health agencies received a rating of three based on CMS' five-star rating program. The program compares quality and safety at U.S. healthcare facilities, according to Crain's Chicago Business.

Below are 10 key facts for healthcare providers to know about "the cloud."