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September 2017
Vol. 2017 No. 5
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
Ayla Ellison / Managing Editor
Emily Rappleye / Managing Editor
Megan Wood / Assistant Managing Editor
Mary Rechtoris /Assistant Managing Editor
Anuja Vaidya /Assistant Editor
Brooke Murphy / Content Strategist and Editor
Mackenzie Bean / Assistant Editor
Morgan Haefner / Assistant Editor
WRITERS/REPORTERS
Kelly Gooch / Senior Writer/Reporter
Jessica Kim Cohen / Senior Writer/Reporter
Alyssa Rege / Writer/Reporter
Brian Zimmerman / Writer/Reporter
Eric Oliver / Writer/Reporter
Mackenzie Garrity / Writer/Reporter
Alia Paavola / Writer/Reporter
Julie Spitzer / Writer/Reporter
Leo Vartorella/ Writer/Reporter
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Jessica Cole / President & CEO
312-505-9387 / jcole@beckershealthcare.com
Katie Atwood / Vice President of Operations
219-746-2149 / katwood@beckershealthcare.com
Maggie Wrona / Director of Sales/Strategy
847-533-4118/ mwrona@beckershealthcare.com
Emma Boehmer / Events and Operations Manager
312-982-0960 / eboehmer@beckershealthcare.com
Jack Burns / Associate Account Manager
312-982-0960 / eboehmer@beckershealthcare.com
Ryan Ciepley / Assistant Events Account Manager
312-448-9243 / rciepley@beckershealthcare.com
Abbie Crouse / Key Account and Business Development Manager
312-982-0032 / acrouse@beckershealthcare.com
Anna Devine / Key Account Manager and Operations Associate
312-982-0970 / adevine@beckershealthcare.com
Maggie Dunne / Business Development Associate
312-281-6365 / mdunne@beckershealthcare.com
Leah Fishbein / Client Strategy/Marketing Manager
312-448-9232 / lfishbein@beckershealthcare.com
Emma Goodman / HR/Recruiting/Operations Coordinator
312-448-9239 / egoodman@beckershealthcare.com
Maura Jodoin / Account Executive - Integrated Campaigns
708-822-1786 / mjodoin@beckershealthcare.com
Haley Jones / Assistant Account Manager
312-929-3682 / hjones@beckershealthcare.com
Scott Jones / Marketing & Events Coordinator
312-448-9244 / sjones@beckershealthcare.com
Michael Kempe / Business Development Associate
312-224-8984 / mkempe@beckershealthcare.com
Arielle Korner / Business Development Associate
312-448-9234 / akorner@beckershealthcare.com
Peter Krzywosz / Business Development Associate
312-448-9237 / pkrzywosz@beckershealthcare.com
Sarah Lohr / Key Account, Recruiting, Operations Associate
312-448-9234 / slohr@beckershealthcare.com
Ariel Leung / Key Client Account Manager
312-948-8559 / aleung@beckershealthcare.com
Megan McCormack / Ad Operations/Marketing Coordinator
312-448-9246 / mmccormack@beckershealthcare.com
Margo Vieceli / Key Account Manager and Operations Director
312-448-9241 / mvieceli@beckershealthcare.com
Jessi Young / Speaker Manager & Event Promotions
312-235-6272 / jyoung@beckershealthcare.com
Features
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beckershealthcare.com or Becker's Spine Review, 17 N. State St, Suite
1800, Chicago, IL 60602
Publisher's Letter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SPINE SURGEONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
How Self-Funded Health Plans Boost Patient Satisfaction with
Medical Innovation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
DEVICES AND INNOVATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
23 Cutting-Edge Spine Surgery Devices to Know . . . . . . . . . . . 42
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
Under the Microscope: How Nano-Level Surface Technology
Helps Improve Early Patient Outcomes and Surgeon Income in the
New Incentivized Pay-for-Performance Era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
OUTPATIENT SURGERY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
37 Orthopedic and Spine Device Companies to Know . . . 54
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
How to Save OR Time and Cost Per Case While Performing
Successful Spinal Fusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
HEALTHCARE NEWS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
EXECUTIVE BRIEFING
Finally, A Single-Use, Sterile Packed ACDF Kit Simplified for
OR Efficiency, Introducing the Zavation STERICERV™ Cervical
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Advertising Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
