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March 2017
Vol. 2017 No. 2
PUBLISHER
Scott Becker / Publisher
sbecker@beckershealthcare.com
EDITORS
Molly Gamble / Editor in Chief, Becker's Hospital Review
Laura Dyrda / Editor in Chief, Becker's ASC Review & Becker's Spine Review
Heather Punke / Managing Editor
Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor
Emily Rappleye / Assistant Managing Editor
Tamara Rosin / Assistant Managing Editor
Megan Wood / Assistant Editor
Mary Rechtoris /Assistant Editor
Anuja Vaidya /Assistant Editor
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Mackenzie Bean / Writer/Reporter
Erin Dietsche / Writer/Reporter
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Morgan Haefner / Writer/Reporter
Brooke Murphy / Writer/Reporter
Alyssa Rege / Writer/Reporter
Brian Zimmerman / Writer/Reporter
Eric Oliver / Writer/Reporter
Jessica Kim Cohen / Writer/Reporter
Adam Schrag / Writer/Reporter
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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Katie Atwood / Vice President of Operations
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Ally Warner / Vice President of Sales
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Emma Boehmer / Events and Operations Manager
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Ryan Ciepley / Assistant Events Account Manager
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Abbie Crouse / Key Account and Business Development Manager
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Anna Devine / Key Account Manager and Operations Associate
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Leah Fishbein / Client Strategy/Marketing Manager
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Emma Goodman / Key Account/Webinar/Recruiting Manager
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Maura Jodoin / Account Executive - Integrated Campaigns
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Scott Jones / Marketing & Events Coordinator
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Margo Vieceli / Key Account Manager and Operations Director
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Features
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beckershealthcare.com or Becker's Spine Review, 17 N. State St, Suite
1800, Chicago, IL 60602
PUBLISHER'S LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Spine Care in 2017: 4 Spine Surgeons Make Predictions
Jury: Concurrent Spine Surgeries Did Not Cause Patient's
Paralysis
Dr. Tom Price is Your New HHS Secretary: 8 Things to Know
Behind Bars for Fraud: Neurosurgeon Dr. Aria Sabit Receives
Nearly 20-Year Prison Sentence—8 Key Insights
Is Geisinger's Refund Program Working? One Year Later, Here
are the Results
5 Reasons Why Spine Care Will Boom in the Next Decade
How Healthcare Will Change Under Trump — Injecting Stan-
dard Business Principles into Healthcare Delivery: Q&A with Dr.
Craig Callewart
7 Core Thoughts on Leadership
DEVICES AND IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Zimmer Biomet Names new President, Americas: Robert Delp
Medtronic Plans to Sell Medical Supplies Unit, Bloomberg
Reports: 6 Key Insights
FDA Reclassifies Pedicle Screws & Clarifies Dynamic Stabiliza-
tion Systems
20 Things to Know About Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery . . . 16
5 Key Notes on MIS vs. Open Technologies for Lumbar Spinal
Fusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Hospital Employment vs. Private Practice—Orthopedic
Surgeons Taking Note of pros and Cons: 8 Observations
Booming M&A Activity Spurring ASC Market Growth: 4 Points
Key Thoughts on the Movement From Inpatient to Outpatient Care
Swedish-Cherry Hill Neuroscience Chair Dr. Johnny Delashaw
Steps Down Amid Investigation
The CORE Institute, Banner Health Partner for New Outpatient
Location in Phoenix
ADVERTISING INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
