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A central Alabama community planning group has launched a new campaign to lure physicians and their spouses to the region, according to a Montgomery Advertiser report.

Office Park Eye Center, a surgery center in Jacksonville, N.C., is providing free cataract surgeries on June 9 to those who qualify, in conjunction with Mission Cataract USA, according to a Jacksonville Daily News report.

A rise in legal challenges against peer review protections is putting physicians' confidentiality at risk, according to an American Medical News report.

This issue of Becker’s ASC Review focuses on some of the most pressing issues facing our industry, including:

Stephanie Stinson, RN, BSN, CASC, is the administrative director for Strictly Pediatrics in Austin, Texas, a multi-specialty facility that performs more than 5,000 procedures annually.

Regent Surgical Health has announced the addition of Christine Henry Musa to the company's executive team as director of business development, as well as the promotion of Sandra Lagunas to the position of business office supervisor.

The majority of low-income patients visiting a primary care provider spend a significant amount of time talking about their pain, according to a study reported in Pain Medicine News.

A transcranial magnetic stimulation device provided effective pain relief when tested on five fibromyalgia patients, according to a study reported in Family Practice News.

A new staff communications tool at Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock has made communications between clinicians and staff easier and more efficient, according to an InformationWeek Report.

A study by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard School of Public Health found that 34 percent of patients hospitalized for at least one night in the past year felt that "nurses weren't available when needed or…