1. 21 Benchmarks for Spine & Neurosurgeon Compensation by Location.    

2. NASS Next Year: President Dr. Michael Heggeness on Goals & Challenges for 2012.            

3. 10 Leaders of Certified Spine Surgery Programs.         

4. Oregon Evidence-Based Practice Center to Review Infuse Studies With Yale.           

5. Spine Surgeons: What is the Most Important Thing Legislators Can Do Right Now?

Dr. Dennis Crandall (Ariz.): Repeal ObamaCare.   

Dr. Ara Deukmedjian (Fla.): Passing laws that prevent insurance companies from creating their own policies for determining what is medically necessary and appropriate spine care.

Dr. Michael Glieber (Fla.): Legislators must realize that cutting Medicare reimbursement in Jan. 2012 will have a negative impact on patient care as all spine surgeons have watched reimbursement decrease over time.

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6. Houston Orthopedic and Spine Hospital, Dr. Richard Francis Purchase First Renaissance Robotic Spine Surgery System.     

7. Minimally Invasive TLIF Has Economic Benefits Over Open Surgery.        

8. Republican Bill Would Let Physician-Owned Hospitals Expand.

9. Medical Directors' Average Hourly Pay Up 3% From 2010.    

10. The SAS Journal Announces Editorial Changes.