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With the new year approaching, here are three trends to be on the lookout for in 2020, according to ASC management company Regent Surgical Health:

VMG Health released its 2019 bi-annual physician alignment tips and trends report.

Geneva, Ill.-based Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital committed $39.6 million to renovate and expand its operating rooms and outpatient department, the Daily Herald reports.

Starting Jan. 1, CMS will implement new appropriate-use criteria for advanced diagnostic imaging services provided in ASCs, physician offices and other applicable settings.

A jury awarded $17 million to a woman who sued Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Hospital for malpractice after a routine outpatient procedure, the Lansing State Journal reports.

When high-performing surgeons are preparing to retire, it can be difficult for ASCs to replace them.

Patient texting platform Dialog Health and healthcare digital solutions company Simple Admit have partnered to provide patient texting to ASCs.

Here are five of the most popular articles on Becker's ASC Review:

ASC leaders are facing a number of headwinds moving into next year.

ASCs primarily compete with hospitals, but they're facing another layer of competition as more investors enter the space, according to Health Capital Consultants.