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Here are five updates on ASC management companies to note.

Healthcare's push to continually drive down costs provides an opportunity for ASCs to thrive. However, the healthcare industry is competitive and successful centers implement various strategies to ensure they turn a profit.

Huntsville, Ala.-based physician Shelinder Aggarwal, MD, allegedly the most prolific Medicare prescriber of opioids in the U.S. pled guilty to healthcare fraud and a related drug charge, the News Observer reports.

Here are 33 things to know for the month of October.

Many healthcare entities, from payers to pharmaceutical companies to hospitals, are blaming each other for drugs' escalating prices, according to Bloomberg.

SecurityScorecard, a security rating and risk monitoring platform, issued its "2016 Healthcare Industry Cybersecurity Report," revealing striking cybersecurity weaknesses among 700 healthcare organizations.

A monthly Kaiser Family Foundation poll found voters are primarily concerned over prescription drug prices and out-of-pocket spending, rather than the issues associated with the ACA, according to Kaiser Health News.

Here are seven updates to note:

As part of a national day dedicated to making a difference in the community, Hattiesburg, Miss.-based Southern Eye Clinic performed five cataract surgeries for free, WDAM reports.

Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council released its 2015 annual report detailing key findings on ASCs throughout the state.