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EDITORIAL
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Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
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July 2014 Vol. 2014 No. 3 www.beckersspine.com
FEATURES
1 Deconstructing the Cost of Spine Care: Where Dollars Really Go
1 Accountable Spine Care: Behind the Michigan Spine Surgery Improvement Collaborative
1 The Volatile Spine Device Market: Mergers, IPOs & International Growth
7 Publisher's Letter
8 17 Spine Surgeons Receive Leadership Awards
Spotlight on Spine Surgeon Research
11 Dr. Roger Härtl: 4 Exciting Areas in Spine Development
12 Stem Cells for Spine: Phase 2 Outcomes Promising for Mesoblast
13 XLIF for Scoliosis Surgery
New Trends in Post-Spine Surgery Pain Management
15 The Economics of Spine Surgery: How Pain Management Makes a Difference
16 Changing the Way We Look at Pain & Functional Outcomes in Spine Surgery
17 The Financial Health of Providers: Impact of Spine Patient Satisfaction & Pain
Management
18 Young Spine Surgeons Entering the Field: 5 Key Trends
18 4 Statistics for Neurosurgeons
Products
20 Featured Products
22 CPT Editorial Panel Updates for Spine: 2 Key Concepts for 2015
23 Medtronic's $22M Infuse Settlement: 5 Things to Know
26 The Making of an Interactive Spine Registry: Dr. Zoher Ghogawala
27 Becker's ASC 21st Annual Meeting -The Business and Operations of ASCs Brochure
34 50 Spine ASCs to Know
36 Biggest Strides in Complex Spine Today
Spine Device & Innovation
41 15 Fast-Growing Spine Device Companies
Data Transparency
43 Post Sunshine Act: How Spine Surgeon Relationships With Industry Are Evolving
44 Medicare Data Released: How Data Transparency is Transforming the Spine Field
Practice Management
45 How Spine Surgeons Opening ASCs Will Impact Healthcare Delivery & Costs
46 Regional Brain and Spine's Innovative Business Strategy: Leasing One ASC Day
Per Week
47 The Hancocks of Healthcare — A Nashville Success Story
47 Advertising Index
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