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January 2020
Vol. 2020 No. 1
PUBLISHER
Scott Becker / Publisher
sbecker@beckershealthcare.com
EDITORS
Molly Gamble / Vice President of Editorial/Editor in Chief, Becker's
Hospital Review
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Spine
Review
Mackenzie Bean / Managing Editor
Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor
Emily Rappleye / Managing Editor
Brian Zimmerman / Custom Content Editor
Kara Hemphill / Copy Editor
Angela Myers / Copy Editor
John Scheibel / Copy Editor
Morgan Haefner / Editor
Alia Paavola / Editor
Eric Oliver / Deputy Editor
Angie Stewart / Assistant Editor
Mackenzie Garrity / Assistant Editor
Anuja Vaidya / Assistant Editor/List Manager
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Maia Anderson / Writer/Reporter
Alan Condon / Writer/Reporter
Jackie Drees / Writer/Reporter
Gabrielle Masson / Writer/Reporter
Andrea Park / Writer/Reporter
Rachel Popa / Writer/Reporter
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Jessica Cole / President & CEO
312-505-9387 / jcole@beckershealthcare.com
Jim Milligan / CFO
312-414-0966 / jmilligan@beckershealthcare.com
Katie Atwood / Vice President of Operations and Events
219-746-2149 / katwood@beckershealthcare.com
Ally Warner / Vice President of Sales
312-254-1531 / awarner@beckershealthcare.com
Jack Burns / Account Manager
312-448-9245 / jburns@beckershealthcare.com
Ryan Ciepley / Account Manager
312-448-9243 / rciepley@beckershealthcare.com
Abbie Engel / Director of Events
312-982-0032 / aengel@beckershealthcare.com
Maggie Dunne / Key Account Manager and Associate Director of
Events
312-281-6535 / mdunne@beckershealthcare.com
Emma Goodman / Director Key Accounts / Webinars
312-448-9239 / egoodman@beckershealthcare.com
Maura Jodoin / Brand Manager; Account Executive, Becker's Spine
Review, Becker's ASC Review
708-822-1786 / mjodoin@beckershealthcare.com
Haley Jones / Director of Sales Strategy
312-929-3682 / hjones@beckershealthcare.com
Scott Jones / Marketing & Events Manager
312-448-9244 / sjones@beckershealthcare.com
Kristelle Khazzaka / Events & Operations Manager
312-257-2937 / kkhazzaka@beckershealthcare.com
Peter Krzywosz / Account Manager
312-448-9237 / pkrzywosz@beckershealthcare.com
Sofie Lenzen / Events and Speaker Manager
708-856-8565 / slenzen@beckershealthcare.com
Ariel Leung / Director of Strategic Sales / Key Accounts
312-948-8559 / aleung@beckershealthcare.com
Margo Vieceli / Director of Operations and Key Accounts
312-448-9241 / mvieceli@beckershealthcare.com
Jessi Young / Speaker Manager & Event Promotions
312-235-6272 / jyoung@beckershealthcare.com
Renee Kumon / Operations/Events Manager
312-982-0970 / rkumon@beckershealthcare.com
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-18
How the 2020 CMS final rule will affect the spine field . . . . 6
DEVICES AND IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-25
Stryker bets on extremtities, to buy Wright Medical for
$5.4B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PRODUCT FEATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-29
Spinal fusion devices market to hit $8.45B by 2026 - 4
takeaways . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OUTPATIENT SURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-33
Jury awards $1.6M to Iowa surgery center in anticompetition
case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-38
Average hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50
states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
