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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.

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

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