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July 5, 2012
1. 20 Spine Surgeon Leaders at Large Non-Profit Hospitals. 
2. Spinal Fusion Coverage for DDD: Q&A With Tim Hunter of Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulator Advisors.
3. What is the biggest challenge facing spine surgeons today?
Dr. Richard Kube (Ill.): There are many challenges we constantly face such as decreasing reimbursements, increasing regulations and paperwork, greater malpractice concerns.
Dr. Dennis Crandall (Ariz.): Getting the care our patients need authorized and paid for by insurance carriers.
Dr. Steven Lee (Calif.): Curing the common problem of "low back pain" is the Holy Grail of our field.
For full responses and next week's question, .
4. SpineGuard Announces 20k Spine Procedures Performed With PediGuard.
5. University of Kansas Hospital Opens New Spine Center.
6. ICD-10 - Are You Prepared? This webinar featuring Kevin McDonald, Senior Vice President of Sales and George Kaplinski, Vice President of Operations for ASC and Surgical Hospital Billing at SourceMedical will cover the benefits, implementation timeline, preparation steps and impact of ICD-10 on healthcare facilities. Thursday, July 31, 1:15PM-2:15PM. Click here to register.
7. 10 Statistics on Payors Dropped by Physicians Since 2009.
8. Economic Turmoil in Europe Poses Challenge to Stryker's Orthopedic Business.
9. Hospital Employment Up 7% for Merritt Hawkins, Solo Practice Assignments at 1%.
10. CMS Paid $662M in E-Prescribing, PQRS Incentives in 2010.
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