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As fall weather descends upon us, it’s a good time to start thinking about the end of 2018 and what that means when it comes to your taxes. As you already know, there was a major tax overhaul at the…

As Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare grows through mergers and acquisitions — with 261 surgery centers and a surgical hospital now under ownership — the organization has adopted identity and access management solutions to streamline operations, HealthTech Magazine reports.

  Robert Carrera, the president and CEO of Lakewood, Colo.-based Pinnacle III, listed the steps he takes when seeking outside consultation when developing ASCs on the company's blog.

Ty Tippets, the administrator of St. George (Utah) Surgical Center, spoke to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee about rising healthcare costs, and how ASCs can help mitigate the problem, St. George News reported.

A Kaiser Family Foundation poll found healthcare will be the most important issue to voters in the midterm elections, MDLinx reports.

Golden Valley, Minn.-based Twin Cities Orthopedics' Edina (Minn.) Specialty Surgery Center plans to host an open house Nov. 10.

Naples (Fla.) Day Surgery will close permanently Oct. 19 due to low patient volume and competition from other surgery centers, Naples Daily News reports.

  Baton Rouge (La.) General Hospital's Mid City Specialty Center held an open house where hospital and surgery center leaders met members of the community, brproud.com reported.

Panama City (Fla.) Surgery Center is closed until further notice due to the effects of Hurricane Michael, according to a statement on the center's website.

Vancouver, Wash.-based Northwest Surgical Specialists reported a data breach affecting 2,050 individuals, according to the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal.