7 things for ASC leaders to know for Thursday — Nov. 19, 2015

Here are seven updates:

Surgery Partners Q3 revenue up 214%
Surgery Partners reported revenue of $239.6 million for the third quarter of 2015, up 214 percent from the third quarter of 2014. For the third quarter, Surgery Partners reported same-facility revenue reached $252.7 million, a 12.7 percent increase from the same period the year prior.

Tenet, Baylor Scott & White Health partner on 5 Texas hospitals
Tenet Healthcare and Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health partnered to jointly own Centennial Medical Center in Frisco, Doctors Hospital at White Rock Lake in Dallas, Lake Pointe Medical Center in Rowlett, Texas, Regional Medical Center at Sunnyvale and Baylor Medical Center at Garland.

Joint Commission releases annual quality, safety report
The Joint Commission released their annual quality and safety report on Monday. The report is comprised of data that was collected beginning Jan. 1, 2014. Nearly 31.5 percent of all Joint Commission-accredited hospitals earned the 2015 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures recognition, with at least one Top Performer hospital in each state.

Report shows leading countries spend nearly 16% of their total gross domestic product for health funds
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development report found the United States allots about $8,713 per person for annual healthcare, and Turkey and India spend less than $1,000 per person annually for healthcare costs.

88% of US nurses would choose different practice setting
Merely 56 percent of RNs would choose the same career path if they could do it over again. Only 22 percent of RNs would choose the same practice setting. The average annual gross salary for RNs totals $79,000. An APN nurse anesthetist receives an average annual gross salary of $170,000.

AMA seeks ban on prescription drug advertising
Physicians with the American Medical Association called for a ban on prescription drug and medical devices advertising. At AMA's interim meeting in Atlanta, physicians voted on launching a physician task force and advocacy campaign to promote drug affordability.

Military medical centers offering transparency about medical errors in new program
To ease the challenges tied to medical errors, The Defense Department created the Healthcare Resolutions program for military medical centers. So far, eight military centers are implementing the program.

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