1. 18 Spine Practices & Surgeons With Research Foundations.           

2. Minimally Invasive 2-Level Spinal Surgery Costs $2,105 Less Than Open Surgery.

3. 5 Steps to for Spine Practices to Prepare for a CMS Audit of EHR Meaningful Use Incentive Payments.   

4. 19th Annual ASC Conference - Improving Profitability and Business and Legal Issues. Join us Oct. 25-27 in Chicago for the 19th Annual ASC Conference including 138 speakers and 92 sessions with key note speakers Tony LaRussa, Howard Dean, Ari Fleischer and Suzy Welch. Click here to learn more and register.       

5. 12 Programs Receiving Spine Clinical Fellowship Grants.   

6. Dr. Kenneth Pettine on Benefits of Outpatient Spine Surgery in ASCs.       

7. Global Spinal Devices & Biologics Market to Grow 6.9% Annually.      

8. 14 New Spine & Orthopedic Device Company Financial Reports.  

9. Free Webinar: Cost Cutter or Value Killer? Find the right answers when looking for equipment service cost savings in this webinar, featuring Mike Guin, senior vice president of service and Mike Parella, zone vice president, of Siemens Financial. Wednesday, Aug. 8, 11:00AM-12:00PM CDT. Click here to learn more.

10. Rising Stars: 31 ASC Industry Leaders Under 40.         

11. Innovative Solutions or Market-Based Incentives: How Should Health Costs Be Controlled?                 

12. Spine Specialty Day in St. Louis. SpineSearch is hosting an introduction to best practice in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders will be held at Spine Specialty Day in St. Louis on August 25. Click here to learn more.

Becker's Spine Review is compiling a list of spine surgeon inventors. If you would like to recommend a spine surgeon for the list, please contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com for more information.