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Subject: Fiscal Cliff Deal: Medicare Avoids Physician Pay Cut, Hospitals Foot the Bill | Dr. William Taylor: Biggest Spine Surgery Coverage Challenges for 2013 | FDA Labels Zimmer Spine Device Recall High Risk | Alphatec Spine Gets 2 New Device Clearances |
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News & Analysis
January 4, 2013
 

1. Biggest Coverage Issues for Spine Surgeons in 2013: Q&A With Dr. William Taylor of UC San Diego.                   

2. Fiscal Cliff Deal: Medicare Pays Physicians More, Hospitals Less.  

  

3. 4 Spine Practice Marketing Mistakes to Avoid in 2013.   

  

4. AAOS Praises Fiscal Cliff Deal & Calls to Eliminate SGR.   

 

5. Private Equity Firm Invests in SRS.   

 

6. FDA Labels Zimmer Spine Device Recall High Risk.    

   

7. Alphatec Spine Receives FDA Clearance for New Spine Devices.    

 

8. Florida Hospital to Launch Health Plan in 2014.  

 

Free Webinar: Does Your Infection Prevention Program Meet Surgery Center Requirements? Marcia Patrick, RN, MSN, CIC, member of the board of directors for the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, and Marsha Wallander, RN, associate director of accreditation services at the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, will discuss accreditation standards for infection prevention in this webinar. Thursday, February 21, 2013, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM CST. Click here to learn more.          

    

 


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