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June 2026 • Vol. 2026 No. 5 The accountability problem hiding inside ASC safety culture While the instinct is to find fault fast when something goes wrong, five ASC leaders explain why the strongest safety cultures slow down, look at systems first and build the psychological safety that gets problems reported before they escalate. When physician groups hit the wall: 3 turnaround stories From a 79-year-old practice's bankruptcy- to-PE-ownership pivot to a university offloading a $450M physician group, three recent cases map how distressed physician groups find their way back to solvency. continued on page 10 continued on page 18 continued on page 6 ASCs' strongest weapon against thin margins With ASC volume climbing but margins tightening, one Illinois administrator explains how aligned, benchmarked data is winning contract renewals with payers and vendors. 20+ STORIES INSIDE The new ASC president tasked with scaling a radical fixed-price surgery model p. 5 32nd ANNUAL BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS OF ASCS October 29 - 31, 2026 Swissotel Chicago SAVE THE DATE IN THIS ISSUE: Why 70 orthopedic surgeons are betting on independence p. 11 The cracks in ASC care delivery — and how leaders are fixing them p. 9 Where are physicians moving? p. 20 The missed colonoscopy problem ASCs can no longer afford to ignore p. 16 The nursing workforce is shifting — here's how SCA Health is staying ahead of it p. 8