From: Scott Becker <sbecker@beckershealthcare.com>
Subject: [Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review ] March/April Issue Now Online: 20 Headline-Making Orthopedic and Spine Surgeons | Spinal Fusions Face Uncertain Future | Orthopedic & Spine Surgeon Comp: How Does Your Subspecialty Stack Up? |
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March/April Issue of Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review
March 8, 2011
 
Download the entire March/April issue (pdf). Link

1. 100 of the Best Spine Surgeons and Specialists in America. Link

2. 4 Solutions to Common Reasons Why Orthopedic Surgeons Lose Money. Link

3. Orthopedic and Spine Surgeon Compensation: How Does Your Subspecialty Stack Up. Link

4. Register today for the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 9-11, Chicago). To register for the conference or learn more, Link or call (703) 836-5904. See below for additional information.


5. Publisher's Letter: March 2011
. Link

6. Spinal Fusions Face an Uncertain Future
. Link  

7. 4 Ways Sports Medicine Physicians Can Stay Ahead in 2011.  Link 

 

8. 8 New Studies Impacting Sports Medicine. Link 

 
9. Orthopedic and Spine Device Industry Post Reform: 6 Challenges
. Link
 
10. Physician Hospital Contracting -- A Compliance Approach: 11 Key Concepts.
Link

11. 20 Headline-Making Orthopedic and Spine Surgeons. Link

View all these stories and download the full issue. Link

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9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference (June 9-11; Chicago)

Hear keynote speakers including Legendary NFL Football Player and Coach Mike Ditka and Healthcare Futurist Joe Flower, and learn practical guidance to boost your ASC's profitability immediately at the 9th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference: Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues (June 9-11; Chicago). Less than 290 registration spots remain; reserve your spot today! 

 

Highlights include:
1. 101 sessions and 134 speakers, including 25 CEOs and 30 physician leaders as speakers, focused on immediately useful guidance for orthopedic, spine and pain management surgeons who own ambulatory surgical centers

2. Keynote speakers Legendary NFL Coach Mike Ditka and Healthcare Futurist Joe Flower
3. Last year's event included 725 attendees and 65 exhibitors
4. Register before May 1 and save $100; additional discounts when registering 2 or more attendees, and for ASC Association members and paid Becker's ASC Review subscribers

5. Here are just three of the more than 100 sessions:

A. Top Traits of ASC Leaders and How to Recognize Them - Greg Zoch, Partner, Kaye Bassman 

B. How and Why Might Orthopedists and Neurosurgeons Partner to Create Musculoskeletal Centers of Excellence - JOhn Caruso, MD, Neurosurgeon, Parkway Surgery Center 

C.  Infection Control in ASCs - Best Practices and Current Ideas - Cassandra Speier, Senior Vice President of Opperations, NovaMed 

D. How to Effectively Measure and Track Patient Quality - David Shapiro, MD, Partner, Ambulatory Surgery Center Company 

 

To sponsor or exhibit at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com. 
 
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18 Companies to Know
1. Practice Partners in Healthcare:   

ltaylor@practicepartners.org;
www.practicepartners.org 

2. Joimax,Inc.:
nicole.claret@joimax.com;
www.joimax.com
3. Interventional Management Services:  
sr@physiciancontrol.com;

kspitler@healthmarkpartners.com;
www.physiciancontrol.com
4. Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners:  jleland@bluechipsurgical.com;
www.bluechipsurgical.com
5. Spine Surgical Innovation:  czorn@spinesurgicalinnovation.com; www.spinesurgicalinnovation.com

6. Allen Medical:  

erin.herbst@hill-rom.com;
www.allenmedical.com 

7. Abraxas Medical Solutions:

info@abraxasmedical.com;

 www.abraxasmedical.com
8. Source Medical Revenue Cycle Solutions, Inc.: scott.stone@sourcemed.net;

caryl.serbin@sourcemed.net;
www.sourcemed.net
9. Bacterin International, Inc.:
mmason@bacterin.com;

www.bacterin.com
10. Spine Centers of America:
info@spinecentersofamerica.com;

www.spinecentersofamerica.com    
11.  Meridian Surgical Partners:
bbacon@meridiansurg.com

khancock@meridiansurg.com;
www.meridiansurgicalpartners.com
12. Surgical Management Professionals: 
mlipomi@smsd.com;
www.smpsd.com
13. Kapstone Medical:

jkapitan@kapstonemedical.com
www.kapstonemedical.com
14. Ancillary Advantage:
info@ancillaryadvantage.com;
www.ancillaryadvantage.com
15. Advantis Medical/Avalign Technologies:
mmeek@advantismedical.com;
www.advantismedical.com
16. DeRoyal:
mdutton@deroyal.com;
www.deroyal.com
17. ChartLogic:
ericsorenson@chartlogic.com;
www.chartlogic.com
18. Pinnacle III:
rdehart@pinnacleiii.com;
rcarrera@pinnacleiii.com;
www.pinnacleiii.com

18. Access MediQuip:  lharris@accessmediquip.com;
www.accessmediquip.com

 

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