Leadership

Payers should adjust reimbursements for more cardiology procedures to align with the quality and cost advantages of these services in the ASC setting, one ASC leader says.

Here are three leadership moves Optum, parent company of SCA Health, has made in 2024:

The ASC workforce is changing, but not all changes are for the better.

With a 2024 net worth of $1 billion, Roy Vagelos, MD, made Forbes' 38th annual World's Billionaires list, released April 2, for the first time. 

The highest-paid executive of Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare is the system's CEO, Samuel Hazen. 

Ten physicians made Forbes' 38th World's Billionaires list, released April 2. 

The highest paid executive at Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare was paid 356 times more than the health system's median employee in 2023, according to a March 15 proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 

Here are 10 key notes about healthcare CEO pay:

There are several ways payers could alleviate operational challenges for ASCs, according to Raghu Reddy, chief administrative officer at SurgCenter of Western Maryland in Cumberland.

There are several factors that can enhance or hinder the success of an ASC, including budgeting, staff culture and communication.