1. Spine Care for the Patient Centered Medical Home: 6 Points on Developing a Spine Center of Quality.

2. FBI Investigates Texoma Pain and Spine Center in Texas.

3. 10 New Spine Surgery Centers and Programs.

4. Hear Drs. John Caruso, James Lynch, Ken Pettine,

Richard Kube, Joan O'Shea, Robert Nucci, Greg Poulter,

William Tobler, Scott Gibbs, and more than 20 other leading physicians discuss outpatient orthopedics and spine--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.    

5. 9 Steps to Add Spine to a Surgery Center.   

6. AANS Names Neurosurgeon Dr. Paul C. McCormick President.   

7. Study: Optimistic Preoperative Cervical Spine Surgery Patients Report Better Outcomes.

8. Study Points to Risk Factor for Cervical Spine Reconstruction Failure.   

9. Study: Spinal Fusion for Scoliosis Correction Has Good Outcomes After 10 Years.

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. Pain Management, The Best Practices in Office and ASCs - Nameer R. Haider, MD, Spinal & Skeletal Pain Management 

B. Business Planning for Orthopedic and Spine Driven Centers - Jeff Leland, CEO, Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners 

C. Key Priorities for the ASC Association - William Prentice, JD, Executive Director, ASC Association 

D. ACO's - An Overview of What to Expect and How to Prepare - Andrew Hayek, CEO, Surgical Care Affiliates 

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.