Leadership

Former employees of Optum, parent company of ASC chain SCA Health, have reported on social media that the company is conducting layoffs.

A Sylvan Lake, Mich., physician will face charges in a state circuit court of committing a disability fraud scheme. 

Saum Sutaria, MD, CEO of Tenet Healthcare, is the highest-paid executive at the company.

Nashville-based HCA healthcare and Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare are parent companies of two of the largest ASC chains in the country. 

As physicians migrate to employed models, many are concerned that private practice physicians are losing their power.

Dallas-based Tenet, parent company of ASC giant United Surgical Partners International, paid their CEO Saum Sutaria 305 times more than the company's median employee in 2023. 

New York has the highest number of practicing surgeons, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, from May 2023. 

The gender gap between male and female physicians sits at 29%, according to Medscape's 2024 "Physician Compensation Report," published April 12. 

Healthcare CEO pay has grown over the years, but why?

The highest-earning executives at Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, saw overall pay increases in 2023, according to a proxy statement filed April 12 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.