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Three ASC leaders discuss the big strategies for their centers next year, including the focus of their 2020 budgets and what they plan to improve.

Ravi Bashyal, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon and Director of Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery at NorthShore University HealthSystem in Skokie, Ill.

Patrick G. Northup, MD, is the director of the gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship program at UVA Health in Charlottesville, Va.

EyeCare Associates of South Tulsa is offering free cataract surgeries for veterans at its clinic and surgery center, according to the Tulsa Beacon.

A little over 160 ASCs have been opened or announced since January . Here's a breakdown by month:

Using Microsoft Excel to track credentialing processes can be more trouble than it's worth for independent practices with limited administrative resources, according to PhysiciansPractice.

Provider credentialing, payer enrollment and privileging requirements for ASCs are continuously changing, according to PhysiciansPractice.

Clinical Advisor released the results of its 2019 nurse practitioner and physician assistant salary survey.

Here are 15 ASC supply chain tips to know:

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore and researchers at NORC at the University of Chicago are offering a free program for ambulatory care practices on reducing unnecessary antibiotic use.