Nurse practitioner supply up 205% since 2012, with physician numbers growing 31%.
September 29, 2026

1. Physicians’ starting salary reaches $419K: A breakdown of 14 specialties Full story

2. ‘Pretty darn ugly’: Independent orthopedic groups brace for more CMS cuts Full story

3. Nobody sees the ASC policy map like William Prentice. The CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association sits down for a fireside chat at Becker’s 32nd Annual Business and Operations of ASCs in Chicago. Apply to attend as a reviewer here.

 

4. Former Stryker Spine president dies Full story

5. The cost of doing too little in spine surgery​​ Full story

6. Federal IDR requires precision. See how expertise, technology and partnerships improve reimbursement outcomes here.

 

7. Dr. Douglas Lundy appointed president of Prisma Health’s orthopedic institute Full story

8. Newly discovered hip muscle attachment may affect surgery Full story

9. NPs up 205%, physicians up 31% since 2012 Full story

10. Avoidable cancellations at ASCs trace back weeks, not to the morning of surgery. Hear the fix in this webinar.

11. How Optum’s physician exit could squeeze PE valuations Full story

 

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

12. Spreadsheets can’t hold your pre-op protocol together as your team turns over. See what can in this webinar.

13. Inova’s infusion team maintained 152% patient-hour growth with fewer nurses through severe understaffing. See how in this webinar.

14. New best practice guidelines cover neuromonitoring execution in spine deformity surgery. Two CHOP clinicians unpack them in this webinar.

15. Becker’s upcoming webinars: workforce planning, healthcare large language models and physician-led cancer care. See the sessions here.

 

 

Apply to attend complimentary as a guest reviewer here! Opportunity exclusive to those directly employed by an ASC or provider organization.

 
 

 

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