Plus: Houston spine ASC hit by 5 break-ins over 5 days before opening

October 30, 2026

1. Is Bon Secours’ $5.7B Surgery Partners deal a win or warning sign? Full story

2. The wRVU gap across specialties Full story

3. As spine and orthopedic volume keeps migrating to ambulatory surgery centers, the operational and financial decisions get harder — and higher-stakes. Becker’s 24th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference brings 750+ surgeons, physicians and ASC leaders to Chicago June 17-19 for 3 days of candid sessions and CME-eligible education. Join your peers: register here.

4. Why are malpractice premiums rising as lawsuits fall? Full story

5. The winners and losers in 2026’s CON fights Full story

 

6. Reactive discharge coordination can’t keep pace with capacity pressure. Learn how to plan transitions earlier in this webinar.

7. Physician accused of billing $19M for nonexistent orthopedic care Full story

8. Houston spine ASC hit by 5 break-ins over 5 days before opening Full story

9. Payers ‘snuck out of the room’ on anesthesia subsidies. This group built a workaround Full story

10. Physicians on the Nov. 3 ballot: 8 things to know Full story

 

11. Lee Health grew surgical case volume 11% without adding ORs — and saw 8.8x ROI. The director behind it explains in this webinar.

12. The $10K flat fee spine ASCs pay implant vendors Full story

13. Are an ASC’s best recruiters already on staff? Full story

14. 10 top ASC procedures face proposed 2027 pay cuts Full story

15. Avanza, MedHQ launch ASC management model that lets owners keep full control Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Facing infusion capacity limits, this San Antonio-based cancer center skipped the expansion and optimized what it had. See how in this webinar.

17. AI now touches CT imaging on two fronts: operational efficiency and clinical quality in cardiac CT. Leaders break down both in this webinar. Register with one click.

18. Generative AI writes the email. Agentic AI handles the whole task. See what it takes to make the shift during this webinar. Register with one click.

19. Becker’s upcoming webinars: network fragmentation, cloud ERP readiness and physician compensation data. See the sessions here.

 

 

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