An important element of any merger or acquisition is the valuation of the hospital and/or physician practice. In a transaction between a hospital and a physician group, a valuation firm typically determines a set price upon which a willing buyer and a willing seller can agree. The price needs to fall into fair market value to maintain level competition and follow anti-trust regulations.

Here are 10 trends on pain management case revenue based on number of operating rooms, case volume and facility revenue from 2007-2010 using data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker reports from 2008-2011. (Note: Data in the reports are from the previous calendar year.)

Here are eight statistics on ambulatory surgery center pain management net revenue based on total revenue from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. The trend across the board is that both gross charges and net revenue per case increased as the total net revenue of the surgery center increased. Centers with more than $6,999,999 in net revenue made up more than 60 percent of the centers reporting.

Here are 12 statistics on ambulatory surgery center pain management case volume from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011.