Patsy Newitt

United Surgical Partners International executives revealed the company is behind on its year-long growth plan in an Oct. 20 third quarter earnings call from Tenet Healthcare, USPI's parent company.

United Surgical Partners International executives laid out the company's growth plans in an Oct. 20 third quarter earnings call from Tenet Healthcare, USPI's parent company.

National Medical Billing Services has acquired MedTek, an ASC revenue cycle management provider, the company said Oct. 25. 

Understanding fair market value is critical for compliance under Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statutes, The National Law Review reported Oct. 20. 

Here are more than 50 key stats on physician compensation:

Sixteen Surgery Partners' ASCs made Newsweek's "America's Best Ambulatory Surgery Centers," which ranks 510 of the more than 5,000 Medicare-certified ASCs in the country.

Physician pay is increasing in eight specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Dallas-based United Surgical Partners International, a subsidiary of Tenet Healthcare, has added 122 ASCs in the last year, solidifying its position as the largest ASC chain in the country. 

Physician pay is decreasing in four specialties, according to Merritt Hawkins and AMN Healthcare's 2022 "Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives."

Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare's outpatient revenue jumped 36.6 percent in the third quarter, according to financial results released Oct. 21.