Orthopedic surgeon Jan-Eric Esway, MD, recently began operating in the new Boulders Ambulatory Surgery Center in North Chesterfield, Va.

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PDP Holdings recently released a statement in strong support for the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General Special Fraud Report of March 26, 2013, on physician-owned distributorships.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Todd Mello, ASA, AVA, MBA, will give a presentation titled "Valuing ASCs and Physician Practices."

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Jean Day, RN, CNOR, will give a presentation titled "Infection Control in ASCs – 10 Key Best Practices."

CarePlex Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgery Center in Hampton, Va., has donated $40,000 to Olde Towne Medical Center in Williamsburg, Va., according to a Williamsburg Yorktown Daily report.

According to "Deloitte's 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians: Physician perspectives about healthcare reform and the future of the medical profession" report, 73 percent of surgical specialists believe that it's "likely" or "very likely" hospitals and physicians will become more integrated over the next one to three years.

Between February and March, the hospital sector added roughly 7,900 jobs, according to preliminary seasonally adjusted figures from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Wilford K. Gibson, MD, was named chair of the board of councilors of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons at the AAOS Annual Meeting in Chicago, according to an AAOS News Now report.

Here are 10 statistics on orthopedics ASC staff salary from the VMG Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.