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ASCA’s Kara Newbury breaks down ASC wins in CMS’ 2026 Final Payment Rule

In its 2026 Final Payment Rule, CMS added 573 codes to the ASC Covered Procedures List (ASC-CPL). It’s a big win for the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association (ASCA) and its advocacy efforts.

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As part of OR Manager’s rebrand to Periop Leader Network next month, we’ve refreshed how our content looks, feels, and reaches you—while staying true to our mission of supporting perioperative leaders through shared solutions and practical insight. These updates include a new sending email address and refreshed names and delivery schedules for some of our

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The count was right — until it wasn’t: How surgical miscounts expose fragile safety nets

Retained surgical items (RSIs) remain among the most preventable yet persistently recurring surgical “never events.” Despite decades of implementing process checklists, counting protocols, and technology solutions, surgical items continue to be left inside patients across the country.

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ORBMS 2026 session preview: How can AI help resource-strapped ASCs?

At many ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), “doing more with less” is an existential situation. Can artificial intelligence (AI) help alleviate the situation?

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RWJBarnabas Health opens third OR simulation lab for advanced nurse training and education

New Jersey health system RWJBarnabas Health has opened a new OR simulation lab for advanced nurse training and education at the Livingston location of its Institute for Nursing Excellence. The lab, which replicates real-world OR environments, features…

Community Health Systems sells three more hospitals

Community Health Systems announced this week that its subsidiaries have divested the 186-bed Regional Hospital of Scranton and 122-bed Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton, Pa., the 369-bed Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital, and “certain related businesses” to affiliates of…

Study examines relationship between personalized prehabilitation and modulation of peripheral immune system

A newly published randomized clinical trial conducted by Stanford University School of Medicine and colleagues from France examines the question, “How do personalized prehabilitation programs modulate the peripheral immune system in patients undergoing major elective surgery?” In the…