A few years ago, Auburn-based Central Maine Orthopaedics, which includes a surgery center performing 2,000 procedures per year, devised a plan to stop spending money on advertising and start focusing their attention and resources on relationship building.

Here are 15 statistics on accounts receivable and case number at ambulatory surgery centers with greater than 50 percent of cases in orthopedics, according to VMG Health's 2011 Intellimarker survey.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago, Kenneth Faw, MD, and Neil Johnson will give a presentation titled "The Conversion of an ASC to an HOPD – the Key Issues, the Pros and Cons and the Process."

A new study released by the IMS Institute shows office visits are on the decline in the United States.

Here are 10 statistics on orthopedics-driven ambulatory surgery center operating expenses based on the 2011 VMG Multispecialty ASC Intellimarker report on ASCs with more than 50 percent orthopedics.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, John D. Newman will give a presentation titled "Recovery Care Services in Orthopedic and Spine ASCs."

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Richard N.W. Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, will give a presentation titled "Comparing the Reimbursement of Spine Procedures in ASCs vs. Hospitals."

Malo Clinic Care for Ambulatory Surgery has selected PriorityOne Group for its information technology implementation and management.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Sev Hrywnak, MD, will give a presentation titled "ACOs and the ASC, How to Prepare to Enter One."

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Arthur Casey, BSBA, CASC, will give a presentation titled "Maximize and Leverage Your Vendor Relationships."