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SPINE REVIEW
July 2013
Editorial
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Vol. 2013 No. 3
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features
1 14 Spine Surgeons Receive Leadership Awards
1 Driving Value in Spine Care: Outpatient Spine Surgery
1 5 Qualities of Spine Center Leaders for Today & Tomorrow
7Publisher's Letter
8 4 Spine Surgeons Receive Leadership Awards
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Spine Surgeon Leadership
12 139 Speakers at the 2013 Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference
14 hat Medicare Cuts Mean for Spine Surgeons: Q&A With Dr. Terrence Crowder of
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15 Starting a Device Company: 3 Steps From Dr. Scott Spann
15 5 Spine Surgeons on the Most Fulfilling Aspects of Their Careers
16 ostering Evidence-Based Spine Advances: Q&A With Dr. Daniel Resnick of NASS
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Sonoran Spine Center
17 0th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management2
Driven ASC Conference
29 01 Spine Surgery Practices to Know
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Improving Spine Practice Profits
34 5 Ideas for Spine Practice Growth in Today's Healthcare Market
34 Neurosurgeon Salary vs. Hospital Revenue Generated
36 Strategies to Make Spine Practice Business Models More Patient-Centric
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38 2012 vs. 2011: 20 Statistics on How Orthopedist Compensation Changed
39 How to Reduce Costs & Maintain Quality of Care: 5 Spine Surgeons Weigh In
Executive Brief: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Updates
40 Challenges Today's Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons Face
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42 Predictions for the Future of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
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Spine Technique & Implants
44 5-Year Spinal Disc Replacement Data is In: How it Compares With Spinal Fusion
44 8 Trends for Surgical Management of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
45 45 Spine Surgeons at Spine & Orthopedics-Focused Hospitals
47 How to Build & Manage Spine Groups in the 21st Century: Q&A With Dr. Richard Kube
47 Advertising Index
