Plus: Spine practices reach their limit on cuts

August 28, 2026

1. The rising cost of staying independent in spine Full story

2. Longtime Rush orthopedic surgery leader dies 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. US faces world’s steepest barriers to endoscopic spine surgery Full story

5. Neurology wins big in No Surprises Act disputes: 24x insurers’ rate Full story

 

6. 50% of ASC surgeons already have a robot on site. See why here.

7. 59% of US physicians are now hospital-employed: Analysis Full story

8. Fusion or disc replacement? The off-label technique that does both Full story

9. Spine practices are running out of room to absorb cuts Full story

10. The risk behind saying yes to spine surgery Full story

 

11. The robot gets the attention. The workflow decides the profit. See why here.

12. Sports medicine group partners with OpenEvidence on AI resources Full story

13. ‘Physicians are our heartbeat’: MSO leader bets on autonomy for growth Full story

14. Orthopedic MOB acquired Full story

15. CT scans could reshape robotic knee implant decisions Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Upfront pricing conversations build patient confidence. See how independent practices do it here.

17. One orthopedic practice cut surgical cancellations from 2.23% to 0.66% — without adding staff. See how here.

18. 58% of patients would switch providers after a poor billing experience. See what a survey of 2,024 consumers reveals here.

19. Becker’s late-August webinar lineup: patient safety, referral intake, AI trust and supply chain data. 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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