September 2015
Vol. 2015 No. 9
PUBLISHER
Scott Becker / Publisher
sbecker@beckershealthcare.com
EDITORS
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, ASC Review & Becker's Spine
Review
Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
Heather Punke / Managing Editor
Carrie Pallardy / Editor
Ayla Ellison / Editor
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Shannon Barnet / Writer/Reporter
Max Green / Writer/Reporter
Akanksha Jayanthi / Writer/Reporter
Erin Marshall / Writer/Reporter
Emily Rappleye / Writer/Reporter
Mary Rechtoris / Writer/Reporter
Tamara Rosin / Writer/Reporter
Anuja Vaidya / Writer/Reporter
Megan Wood / Writer/Reporter
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Features
Publisher's Letter
SPINE LEADERSHIP
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Innovations in Cervical
Integrated Interbody: What You Need to Know for
Clinical Success
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
TRENDS & CONCEPTS IN OUTPATIENT SPINE:
Where the Field is Headed in the Next 5 Years
WHERE ARE SPINE REFERRALS COMING FROM
TODAY?
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: 5 Trends Putting the Squeeze
on Surgical Practices
SPINE DEVICE & INNOVATION
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Medial Lumbar Interbody
Fusion: A Different Approach to Posterior Fusion
HEALTHCARE REFORM
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Surface Technology for Spine
Devices: Key Trends & Concepts
SPINE PRODUCTS TO KNOW
8 Pain Physicians Moves
30 Spine Surgeons on the Move
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