Becker's Spine Review

4 January 2019 Vol. 2019 No. 1 Features Send your letters to the editor, opinions and responses to editorial@ beckershealthcare.com or Becker's Spine Review, 17 N. State St, Suite 1800, Chicago, IL 60602 Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 The biggest challenge in spine? Dr. David Rothbart says it will be demonstrating value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Leadership in a competitive market: Cleveland Clinic's Dr. Michael Steinmetz on the trends in spine today + the qualities he looks for in tomorrow's leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 DEVICES AND IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Medtronic finalizes $1.7B Mazor acquisition — 5 key notes on what to expect next . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 What to expect from RTI Surgical in the future: 4Qs with CEO Camille Farhat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Johnson & Johnson CFO: How the company will re-gain orthopedic market share and leverage Amazon, Google partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rothman Orthopaedic Institute brings joint replacement services to New York: 5 insights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 How Hospital for Special Surgery plans to expand nationally & globally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 20 spine imaging systems to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Walmart looks to add health clinics in its parking lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Where SI-BONE is headed in 2019 after its IPO: 4 Qs with President & CEO Jeffrey Dunn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Amazon deepened its healthcare presence in 2018: What that means for ASCs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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