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3 January 2017 Vol. 2017 No. 1 Features PUBLISHER'S LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SPINE LEADERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 26 Latest Statistics & Notes on Neurosurgeon Salary— Hourly, Annual & Regional Pay 6 Spine Physicians Ranked #1 on Google – 2016 How 10 Spine Surgeons are Preparing Their Practice for a Donald Trump Presidency The CORE Institute's Condition-Based Bundles — A New Approach to Eliminating Waste The Future of Spine and ASCs: 5 Trends to Watch CHS Sells Controlling Interest in Home Health Busi- ness to Drive Down Debt 10 Statistics on Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Compen- sation Physician-Owned ASCs Drive Lumbar Spine Fusion Market Growth Dr. James Weinstein to Retire as Dartmouth-Hitchcock CEO in 2017 Value-Designated Spine Centers of Excellence Yield 19% Cost Savings: 5 Insights Dr. Robert Watkins Performs Spine Surgery on Patri- ots' Rob Gronkowski Top-Performing Spine Surgeons Have These Qualities in Common Dr. Robert Spetzler to Resign as Barrow Neurological Institute's President, CEO; Dr. Michael Lawton to Take the Helm 8 States With Premium Hikes of 30%+ EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Interlaminar Stabilization® Fills the Spinal Stenosis 'Transition Zone' — And Now Payment Codes Are Catching Up . . . . . 17 DEVICES & INNOVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Titan Spine Leads Push for Titanium Interbody Device Resurgence Through Nanotechnology Differentiation Stryker Courts ASCs With Ascential Spine Device, Inventory Management Solution: 6 Things to Know 8 Orthopedic Imaging Technologies to Know: C-arms, O-arms & G-arms Medtronic Finds its Place in the Orthopedic Market With Knee Implant Service: 5 Observations FDA Clears Xtant Medical's Xsert Lumbar Expandable Interbody System 7 New Spine, Orthopedic Device Launches & Releases Zimmer Biomet, Stryker, Wright Medical Group & More: 12 Key Notes ISASS Releases New Coverage Rule for Decompres- sion With Interlaminar Stabilization JUNE CONFERENCE BROCHURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Specialists Most Likely to 'Cherry-Pick' Patients: 25 Statistics What are the Driving Forces Behind Medicare Reim- bursement for Total Joint Arthroplasty? 7 Key Notes Rush University Medical Center & Midwest Orthopae- dics at Rush Receive Approval for $21M ASC Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University & Jefferson Health Open Concierge Spine Center of Excellence 25 ASCs With Total Disc Replacement Spinal Surgery What Stryker CEO Kevin Lobo Said on CNBC: 7 Key Quotes Resurgens Orthopaedics Opens 7th ASC Top 10 Highest-Earning Physician Specialties These 2 Factors Impact Press Ganey Patient Satisfac- tion Scores in Outpatient Orthopedic Clinics What Not to Wear—Physician's Attire Elicits Mixed Responses in Outpatient Orthopedic Centers 9 Mayo Clinic Strategies to Quench the Physician Burnout Flame HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Henry Ford Health System Drops Out of Medicare Bun- dled Payments for Joint Replacement: 5 Key Notes President-elect Donald Trump Taps Dr. Ben Carson to Join Cabinet as Housing Secretary: 6 Things to Know Dr. Allan Friedman Performs Spine Surgery on Duke's Mike Krzyzewski 10 Key Trends in Physician Executive Pay Report: Healthcare Organizations Will be Targeted Most for Data Breaches in 2017 Trump Picks Price, Verma as Heads of HHS, CMS: 9 Things to Know President Obama Calls for Honesty, Continues to Defend Health Law — 6 Things to Know Pence Says Trump Plans to Repeal ACA Right 'Out of the Gate'