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51 Spine Surgeons on Top Leadership Strategies, 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine Brochure Innovative Spine Care Delivery: Spotlight on Geisinger's Dr. Jonathan Slotkin Dr. Jonathan Slotkin discusses how Geisinger Neurosciences Institute is adopting Geisinger's successful, patented ProvenCare methodology to episodic care of acute lumbar spine fusion surgery. p. 24 Consensus Building Among Spine Specialists Dr. K. Daniel Riew discusses the process of founding the Orthopedic and Rehabilitative Cervical Spine Institute at Washington University, an integrated orthopedic, neurosurgery and nonoperative spine care center. p. 9 SPINE REVIEW January 2014 • Vol. 2014 No. 1 How Will the Healthcare Changes Shape the Practice of Spine Surgery? Q&A With Dr. Ziya Gokaslan of Johns Hopkins By Heather Linder Ziya Gokaslan, MD, is the vice chairman of neurosurgery and director of the neurosurgical spine center at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. He is also a board-certified neurological surgeon and a professor of neurological surgery, orthopedic surgery and oncology at Johns Hopkins University. NASS Spine Registry Update Dr. Daniel Resnick discusses the North American Spine Society's collaborative efforts to design and launch a spine surgery registry, and how the registry can improve spine care. p. 10 Q: What are the most marked changes you've seen in the spine industry since you began practicing? Dr. Ziya Gokaslan: There have been two major changes I've observed. One is that there is definitely more emphasis to do procedures with minimally invasive technology that is gaining popularity. The evidence is accumulating in literature supporting it for certain types of procedures. There is a lot left to be done to prove its value in various settings. One of the trends out there is that we will see more application of minimally invasive techniques for a variety of procedures. continued on page 8 Going Global: Where the Spine Device Market is Headed Bundled Payments for Spine Surgery: Are They a Good Idea? INDEX By Laura Miller By Heather Linder Table of Contents p. 6 President, CEO and Co-Founder of K2M Eric Major discusses how his company has expanded globally and plans to remain successful in the spinal implant market going forward. Cost saving efforts as a result of healthcare reform has taken over the healthcare industry in various forms, including accountable care organizations, population health management and bundled payments. Q: How is K2M evolving to meet the needs of spine surgeons today with new device launches and releases? Bundled payments, though popular for many orthopedic procedures, are currently not as common for spine surgeries. Should physicians and spine practices prepare for bundled payments to transform the way they make money? continued on page 21 continued on page 23 Spine Surgeon Leadership p. 8 Spine Device & Innovation p. 19 Practice Management p. 22 Spine Surgeon Roundtable p. 43 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine June 12-14, 2014 • Chicago 132 Sessions • 168 Speakers • 63 Physician Leaders • 28 CEOs Keynote Speakers: NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Former Six-Term Governor of Vermont Howard Dean To learn more or register, visit www.beckersasc.com/beckers or call (800) 417-2035