1. 12 New Spine Device Launches & Releases.        

2. ISASS: 4 Concerns With Lumbar Spine Surgery Draft Policy.

3. 7 New Google and Facebook Marketing Tools for Spine Surgeons.          

4. Registration Ends Friday--10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference. To learn more and register, click here.      

5. Spine Surgeons: What are the most important benchmarks in your practice? 

Dr. Nick Shamie (Calif.): We have made "patient satisfaction" as the most important benchmark.  

Dr. Jaideep Chunduri (Ohio): Besides the obvious of patient outcomes are quality and how we can get a patient started on the road to recovery.

Dr. Dennis Crandall (Ariz.): We track patient satisfaction with unannounced surveys over a 30 day time period once or twice each year. 

For full answers and next week's question, .  

6. Becker's Spine Review is now accepting recommendations for its list of spine practices to know. If you would like to recommend a practice, please contact Laura for more information at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com.             

7. 6 Points for Spine & Pain Groups on Recruiting a Health Coach.

8. K2M Debuts MESA Small Stature Spinal System.         

9. 5 Tactics to Negotiate Better Reimbursement Rates for ASC Orthopedic Cases.

10. Neurosurgeons in Single-Specialty Practice Receive $800 More On-Call Than in Multispecialty Practices.