The biggest physician business stories, from pay shifts to practice trends and workforce changes.
July 2, 2026

1. Some surgical assistants earn 25x more than surgeons Full story

2. The specialties losing private practices fastest Full story

3. The next wave of ASC opportunities: Find 10 must-reads for growth and strategy here.

4. Anesthesia’s leverage issue Full story

5. Physician gets $6.8M verdict in lawsuit against former employer Full story

 

6. A UPMC surgeon and a surgical hospital COO-CNO discuss opioid-sparing recovery under NOPAIN: here.

7. 3 physician practice closures in 1 month Full story

8. AANA withdraws ‘nurse anesthesiologist’ trademark applications after ASA opposition Full story

9. Florida outpatient clinics lay off 211 due to restructuring, budget cuts Full story

10. The colonoscopy coding distinction costing ASCs money Full story

 

11. Don’t let denial backlogs eat up your team’s afternoons. Improve first-pass claim performance here.

12. Physicians, not hospitals, are driving practice acquisitions: Study Full story

13. What it actually takes to launch cardiac ablations in an ASC Full story

14. The kickback risk hiding in a patient referral fee Full story

15. Tennessee Heart converts to independent model Full story

Becker’s Learning Opportunities

16. Only 1 in 5 health systems is scaling AI with governance in place. See why here.

17. Find the leadership skills health systems need now — and the ones to leave behind — here.

18. See how health systems are aligning clinical and security teams to protect staff here.

19. Becker’s resources don’t stop here — explore more webinars and whitepapers.

 

 

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