2026 State of Independent Practice
The Executive Playbook for Preserving Independence Through Operational Excellence
Consolidation pressure, staffing shortages, and rising administrative burden are reshaping independent healthcare.
This report examines six trends affecting independent practices, specialty groups, and ASCs, and the operational disciplines that help organizations remain competitive, financially healthy, and independent.
Your executive playbook
What’s inside
Use the report to assess your organization’s revenue cycle, workforce, technology, and operational partnerships.
Six Trends Reshaping Independent Practice
Understand consolidation, payer complexity, staffing shortages, administrative burden, technology oversight, and patient experience.
What Separates High-Performing Practices
Assess your financial visibility, specialty-specific revenue cycle benchmarks, workforce strategy, partnerships, and growth planning.
The Case for Outsourced Practice Management
Evaluate cost, control, and service scope when deciding which operational functions to retain internally or support through a partner.
Building Your Operational Foundation
Prioritize revenue cycle assessment, administrative relief, workforce resilience, technology optimization, and partnership evaluation.
Revascent performance at a glance
99%
Clean Claim Rate
38
Average AR Days
$1B+
Managed A/R
4
Integrated Service Lines
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