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In boardrooms across the country, hospital leaders continue to look for ways to fairly and equitably address the complex issue of physician competition for lucrative outpatient and inpatient revenues. Physician-owned ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), outpatient diagnostic centers, sophisticated office technology, and specialty hospitals are posing increased threats to community hospitals' bottom-line.