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As the ASC sector matures, its growth is slowing and consolidation is ongoing, according to L.E.K. Consulting.

An increase in the number of surgeries performed in the U.S. has largely contributed to ASC market growth in the past decade, according to an Executive Insights report from L.E.K. Consulting.

ASCs are expected to account for a larger percentage of outpatient surgery cases in 2020 as hospital outpatient departments take on a smaller share, according to an Executive Insights report from L.E.K. Consulting.

The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants released its 2018 statistical profile on recently certified physician assistants.

Medscape released its 2019 RN/LPN compensation report.

PayScale reports real-time salary data from over 54 million reports from job seekers, fact checking the data against private and public compensation data.

In 14 states, there was no change in the number of Medicare-certified ASCs from June 2017-18.

A judge in New Jersey will allow a class action lawsuit brought by around 400 patients against a Saddlebrook, N.J.-based surgery center that potentially exposed thousands of patients to HIV and hepatitis B and C, according to NJ.com.

The following organizations are currently looking for nurses to join their teams:

California has the most Medicare-certified ASCs out of any other state, according to June 2018 data for The Ambulatory Surgery Center Association.