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Here are eight ASC that have started robot programs, or are planning to start them, this year, as reported by Becker's:

There are 145,740 active physician assistants, 3,175,390 active registered nurses and 280,140 active nurse practitioners across the U.S., according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Optum is laying off 524 employees across California, according to regulatory documents filed July 18.

Former employees with Optum and its provider subsidiaries began posting on social media beginning July 18 regarding another round of layoffs they say occurred across sectors of the company.

Consolidation is on the rise in healthcare, leading to questions about what the future of physician-owned practices might look like. 

Oswego (New York) Health has performed its first robotically assisted surgery,  Oswego County News Now reported July 10. 

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%.

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.

Staffing has remained a persistent thorn in the side of physician practices, hospitals and ASCs alike. However, some ASCs have developed their own strategy, such as in-depth interview processes, ownership opportunities and competitive benefits, to overcome the ongoing shortage of…