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8 ASC MANAGEMENT Florida lawmakers pass bill banning optometrists from calling themselves physicians By Amelia Ickes M embers of the Florida House of Representatives voted May 4 to pass a bill that would prevent healthcare providers who are not medical doctors or osteopathic physicians from referring to themselves as "physicians" in interactions with patients and advertisements. SB 230 first passed in the House with a 111-13 vote May 3 but bounced back to the Senate after the addition of an amendment that would have allowed optometrists to continue to use the term physician. However, the Senate refused to concur on the amendment, and the House ultimately passed it with a 79-34 vote. Under the bill, dentists, podiatrists and chiropractors will continue to be allowed to call themselves physicians because their underlying governing statute describes them as such. However, optometrists will not be able to. n Anthem Blue Cross amends physician agreement, requires in-network ASC privileges By Amelia Ickes A nthem Blue Cross has issued a systemwide notice amending its physician agreement to require contracted physicians to maintain privileges with at least one in-network ambulatory surgery center. The notice was sent to over 70,000 physicians. The change was put in place to ensure that physicians who perform procedures that could be done in an ASC maintain privileges at a licensed, in-network ASC. The previous agreement only required physicians to maintain privileges at an in-network hospital, according to an April 18 news release from the California Medical Association. The change will also require new providers to report both the hospitals and ASCs at which they have privileges during the application process, the release said. Current physicians can report ASC privileges via the provider maintenance form in the provider section on Anthem's website. The new policy will go into effect Sept. 1. n Tenet's highest-paid execs By Patsy Newitt T he executive team of Tenet Healthcare, parent company of ASC chain United Surgical Partners International, took major pay cuts from 2021 to 2022, according to a proxy statement the Dallas-based company filed April 14. Tenet reported a net operating revenue of $15 billion for the year and a net operating income of $410 million. e company is also is focusing on ASCs to fuel its growth — USPI's number of ASCs has grown by 116 percent since 2011. Here's a breakdown of Tenet's top earners in 2022: 1. CEO Saum Sutaria, MD Salary: $1,441,154 Bonus: $0 Stock awards: $6,847,258 Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $2,340,000 All other compensation: $418,716 Total: $11,047,128 2021 total: $21,153,672 2. CFO Dan Cancelmi Salary: $740,178 Bonus: $0 Stock awards: $2,054,149 Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $780,000 All other compensation: $33,757 Total: $3,608,084 2021 total: $9,419,975 3. Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Tom Arnst Salary: $639,712 Bonus: $181,500 Stock Awards: $1,369,445 Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $507,000 All other compensation: $152,893 Total: $2,850,550 2021 total: $3,670,332 4. EVP of Commercial Operations Lisa Foo Salary: $630,385 Bonus: $150,000 Stock awards: $684,713 Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $507,000 All other compensation: $158,998 Total: $2,131,096 2021 total: Began role in 2022 5. Chief Information Officer Paola Arbour Salary: $540,192 Bonus: $0 Stock Awards: $684,713 Non-equity incentive plan compensation: $363,000 All other compensation: $119,171 Total: $1,707,076 2021 total: $2,923,466 n