1. 5 Points on Lowering the Cost of Spinal Fusion Care.

2. Washington State May Cut Spinal Injections From State Coverage.

3. Namal Nawana Named President of DePuy Spine.

4. What can we be paid for comanagement? Will evidence-based medicine kill the spine business? Will orthopedic-driven ASCs survive practice acquisitions?What is my ASC worth? 

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, . See below for additional information  or call (800) 417-2035.    

We encourage companies, hospitals and practices to hold their team and company meetings in conjunction with the Annual Meeting and we provide substantial discounts in registration to encourage this. If you are interested in this or would like additional information, please contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com.

5. 5 Benefits and Challenges to Adding Outpatient Spine to Surgery Centers.   

6. Medtronic Launches Vertex Select Chromaloy Plus Rods.   

7. Scoliosis Research Society Study Benchmarks Postsurgical Infection Rate.

8. FDA Sends Warning Letter to Anulex for Inappropriate Testing of Spinal Product.   

9. Study: Asymmetric Pelvic Bones in Pediatric Cerebral Palsy Patients Affects Spine Surgery.

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. 10 Ways to Improve an ASC's Coding - Document Deficiencies, Financial Impacts and How to Work With Physicians - Kelly Webb, Director, ASC Billing 

B. How to Achieve Great Results for Spine Surgery/Neurosurgery in an ASC - Joan F. O'Shea, MD, Neurosurgeon & Orthopedic Spine Surgeon, The Spine Institute of New Jersey 

C. Dealing With Difficult Physicians - Michael R. Redler, MD, The OSM Center  

D. Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery in ASCs - Greg Poulter, MD, Peak One Surgery Center, and Lisa Austin, RN, CASC, Vice President of Operations, Pinnacle III 

To sponsor or exhibit at the conference, contact Jessica Cole at jessica@beckersasc.com. Please note that exhibits were 70 percent sold out as of Feb. 1, 2011.