1. 5 Big Changes in Coverage Policies Devastating Spine Surgery.               

2. Less Than 58 Spots Left-The Best Business Conference in the ASC Industry. 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. 

3. 5 Partnership Options for Independent Spine Groups.

4. U.S. Spinal Implant Market to Reach $5.5B.   

5. EHR Incentive Payments To-Date Surpass $6.5B.  

6. 3 Reviewers Needed-Free Registration 19th Annual ASC Conference. We are seeking three people to attend 12 sessions each at the Conference and email short reviews of the sessions to Scott Becker. The questions we want answered are: which were the best and worst sessions you attended, who were the best and worst speakers and which topics we should add on the agenda in addition to any other comments you have. For each session, we would ask for your  two sentence thoughts. If you are interested in serving as a reviewer, please email sbecker@mcguirewoods.com. If you don't receive a response, please call 312-750-6061 or 1-800-417-2035. Thank you very much.

7. Paradigm Spine Names Dr. Hallett Mathews Executive Vice President.   

8. 77% Spine Surgeons Think Lumbar Discectomy Surgical Techniques Need Improvement.       

9. Report: Sequester of Medicare Spending Could Lead to 750K Lost Jobs.     

10. HHS: PPACA Saved Consumers $2.1B in Health Premiums                

11. Free Webinar: Data-Driven Supply Chain Decision Making. This webinar features Jeff Pruitt, vice president of procedure solutions, Provista, discussing an overview of ASC supply chian, gaining control of data with technology, data-driven cost reduction initiatives and advanced practice. Tuesday, Oct. 2, 1:15 PM-2:15 PM CDT. Click here to learn more.