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.

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

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference, in Chicago, Thomas H. Jacobs will give a presentation titled "Three Strategies to Control Labor Cost at Your Surgery Center."

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.

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

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

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Currently, around 66 percent of physicians say they use electronic health records to meet meaningful use stage one requirements, according to the Deloitte 2013 Survey of U.S. Physicians.

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.

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.