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CMS proposed adding six coronary intervention procedures — including cardiac stenting — to the list of covered surgical procedures at ASCs in 2020.

Here are six surgery centers and practices that have reported hacking incidents this year:

Requirements designed to increase cultural sensitivity have been adopted by CMS, the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care and The Joint Commission as the U.S. population becomes more diversified, according to Debra Stinchcomb, BSN, RN, of BSM Consulting.

The Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers is celebrating a recent lobbying victory.

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

ASCs in New York are subject to a new certificate of need policy, according to law firm Garfunkel Wild.

Extensive planning and large expenditures are involved in opening an ASC, according to One Medical Passport, a provider of perioperative medical software.

Here are three legislative updates that could affect your surgery center:

Sapphire Health Group CEO Andréa Venezio discussed how prospective candidates become ASC administrators and offered insights into how ASCs can differentiate themselves.

Excela Health's hospital-owned ASC in Greensburg, Pa., doesn't qualify for property tax exemption, a Pennsylvania appeals court ruled on July 19.