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Researchers sought to confirm the long-held belief that inflammatory bowel disease could be asymptomatic and diagnosed incidentally, according to a study published in Digestive and Liver Disease.

CareChex named Franklin, Tenn.-based Williamson Medical Center a top 100 facility in the U.S. for spinal fusion, the Williamson Herald reports.

Bausch Health will pay down $100 million more in debt using cash generated from operations Sept. 30.

State health plan administrators BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Cigna allegedly overpaid providers at least $17.58 million, according to a claims data analysis by private firm ClaimInformatics, the Times Free Press reports.

University of Vermont Health Network-Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital suspended operations at specialty clinics on its main campus for two weeks Aug. 28, the Press-Republican reports.

The Aug. 28 death of actor Chadwick Boseman, star of "Black Panther" and "42," surprised many after discovering that at only 43 years old, he had battled colon cancer for four years, CNN reports.

CMS released the 2021 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on Aug. 4.

Here are the most-read stories on Becker's ASC Review the week of Aug. 24-28:

Medical device recalls jumped 31.2 percent in the second quarter, the highest level in two years, according to a new report from Stericycle Expert Solutions.

Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center found that no COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Los Angeles County, Calif., according to Consultant360.