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As shortages among the anesthesia workforce continue to loom, two universities recently launched new training programs to combat a potential shortfall of CRNAs: 

Oklahoma City-based law firm Federman & Sherwood has initiated an investigation into a November data breach that impacted employees and patients of Mount Kisco (N.Y.) Surgery Center. 

A 58,000-square-foot medical office building in San Antonio has sold, according to a July 10 report from Commercial Property Executive.

A 37,000-square-foot medical office building in Chula Vista, Calif., was sold for $11.6 million, according to a July 10 report from Commercial Property Executive.

CMS on July 10 shared a proposed Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule that would update payments by 2.6%.

As more procedures gain approval to be conducted on an outpatient basis, reimbursement differences between various care settings have gained significant attention in the healthcare industry — among patients, executives and clinicians alike. 

Advantien launched an ASC Profitability Roadmap to provide ASC leaders, surgeons and stakeholders with insights on finances and operational data, according to a July 9 news release. 

The Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old legal precedent known as Chevron deference, which said disputes over regulation of an ambiguous law, judges should defer to federal agency interpretations within reason.

HCA Surgery Ventures and 20 physician partners have opened a five-operating-room ASC in Kansas City, Mo. 

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