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Most ASCs are physician-owned, according to the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association's 2017 Salary & Benefits Survey.

SimplifyASC surpassed the midpoint in its $6 million Series A fundraising with $2.75 million from Jumpstart Capital, according to Venture Nashville Connections.

Columbia Surgical Specialists of Spokane (Wash.) reported a ransomware attack affecting 400,000 patients to the HHS' Office for Civil Rights Breach portal Feb. 18.

Increasing antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention resources may improve patient safety in ASCs and hospital outpatient departments, according to research published in Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control.

WalletHub released its Happiest Cities in America list, presenting the happiest and unhappiest cities across the U.S.

The number of hospitals in the U.S. was roughly equal to the number of ASCs in 2016, according to Healthcare Real Estate Insights.

McKesson Medical-Surgical signed a national distribution agreement with Linet, an international provider of hospital beds, medical mattresses and patient transport systems.

Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute Surgery Center is one of only three ASCs in Florida offering robotic-assisted total and partial knee replacement procedures, according to Smith & Nephew Robotic Implementation Consultant Alison Ryan.

New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System told The Joint Commission how staff improved hand hygiene compliance by 20 percent.

Most medical students, physicians and nurses or advanced practice registered nurses are in favor of free tuition for medical students, according to a Medscape poll.