On Demand: Inside the Numbers: MedAxiom's 2026 APP Compensation and Utilization Survey Report Review-Webinar Slides

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MedAxiom’s 2026 APP Compensation and Utilization Survey review highlights how cardiovascular advanced practice providers (APPs) are becoming central to care delivery, leadership, and growth. Based on responses from 104 cardiovascular programs, APPs are now widely integrated across ambulatory, acute care, ICU, and cardiothoracic surgery settings, with established roles in administrative leadership and increasing dedicated APP leadership structures.<br /><br />Key findings show APP productivity continues to rise, with median cardiology APP productivity nearly 2.8 times higher than in 2017. This growth is occurring across private, integrated, and academic models. Compensation is also shifting: while most APPs remain salaried/exempt, incentive pay is expanding quickly, especially productivity incentives. CME support and standardized benefit structures are also increasing.<br /><br />Workforce models are evolving by specialty and care setting. Cardiac surgery retains the highest APP-to-physician ratio, but differences across specialties are narrowing. In ICU and acute care, APP roles now include broad clinical responsibilities such as rounding, consults, direct management, procedures, admissions, discharge planning, and night coverage. Staffing ratios and coverage models vary, but sustainability is a growing concern, especially for APPs working long hours.<br /><br />The report emphasizes that there is no one-size-fits-all model. Successful programs align APP deployment with strategic goals, patient demand, and the specific needs of ICU, acute care, ambulatory, and procedural settings. Strong onboarding, clear role definitions, ongoing training, leadership development, and retention strategies are essential to reducing burnout and supporting long-term workforce stability.<br /><br />Overall, MedAxiom recommends strengthening APP leadership, aligning compensation with productivity and outcomes, tailoring staffing to care setting, and investing in structured onboarding and career growth to maximize APP value in cardiovascular programs.

Keywords

cardiovascular APPs

compensation survey

productivity incentives

advanced practice providers

APP leadership

workforce models

acute care

ICU staffing

cardiothoracic surgery

burnout prevention