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  Five must-read articles this week:

ASC management company Regent Surgical Health outlined the year's key trends and forecasted some of next year's.

ASCs deliver tremendous value to patients and payers alike. Operating profitably, however, in this era of thinning margins can be a challenge.

Revenue in the ASC market is projected to hit $43 billion in 2021, up from $28 billion in 2015, according to a September report from Bain & Co. That growth represents a $15 billion financial opportunity for the nearly 6,000…

Four 2020 business trend predictions from ASC leaders:

In 2020, healthcare services company Optum will account for more than half of the earnings of its parent group UnitedHealth Group, according to Forbes.

Faculty at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway received more then $1 million in research grants from research award groups.

Matthew Carty, MD, of Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Jason Souza, MD, of Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, performed a new form of arm amputation at a surgery center outside of Boston, STAT reports.

By monitoring and analyzing key performance indicators (KPIs), ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) gain greater control over their revenue cycle performance. This allows for faster identification of shortcomings that can reduce revenue and profits while enhancing the ability to implement data-driven…

Three ASC industry experts shared their insights on price transparency with Becker's ASC Review.