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11 SPINE LEADERSHIP nership to seek them out because their innovations will be imple- mented more quickly and effective- ly. I know there are clinicians with ideas as good as ours who are ham- strung by not having time set aside by their administration to innovate. If the surgeon is only loading trucks all day, they can't contribute to the leadership discussions." Billing transparency is a huge opportunity to open a more active dialog with patients as well. e team hopes to develop an app that will expand that dialogue with pa- tients and provide a public forum for idea sharing. "It's like an idea forum," says Ms. Wendling. "Having a com- ment box is one thing, but to allow patients to electronically feed off each other is a great way to open a dialogue that will make healthcare much better." n Healthcare Sector to be Biggest Source of Jobs in Next Decade: 4 Statistics By Kelly Gooch H ealthcare occupations and indus- tries are expected to have the fastest employment growth and to add the most jobs between 2014 and 2024 than any other industry, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Here are four statistics from the BLS on projected employment growth. 1. Service-providing sectors are pro- jected to capture 94.6 percent of all the jobs added between 2014 and 2024. Of these 9.3 million new service sector jobs, 3.8 million will be added to the health- care and social assistance major sector. 2. The BLS estimates the healthcare and social assistance sectors will increase its employment share from 12 percent in 2014 to 13.6 percent in 2024. 3. Healthcare support occupations and healthcare practitioners and technical occupations are projected to be the two fastest-growing occupational groups between 2014 and 2024. These groups are projected to contribute the most new jobs, with a combined increase of 2.3 million in employment, representing about one in four new jobs. 4. Personal care aide employment is expected to increase by roughly 458,000 jobs between 2014 and 2024, while registered nurse employment is expected to increase by roughly 439,000 jobs. n Choose the partner already doing it. Spine and Total Joint ASCs Safe, Profitable and Now Possible Acquisition • Development • Management Be a Game Changer. Partner With Us. 615-301-8156 • www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com Spine is making the move to ASCs... Now TOTAL JOINTS are too.