April 29, 2016 1. Zimmer Biomet net sales reach $1.9B; Knee division sales up 51.6%: 8 key points  Full article  2. Michigan hospital set to lose Medicare status over patient suicide  Full article       3. 11 orthopedic surgeons recently receiving honors  Full article       4. Webinar: Care Wars: The BPCI Force Awakens. Click here to find out more.  5. Stryker’s Performance Solutions launches TJR patient engagement platform: 5 key notes  Full article    6. Don’t miss the best spine and orthopedic ASC business conference of the year – Becker’s 14th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine, June 9-11 in Chicago. Click here to learn more and register.             7. Webinar: How to ensure you hate your retirement. Click here to find out more.   8. Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands names Dr. Jeffrey Shilt chief surgical officer: 4 notes  Full article    9. Sutter Health to close Berkeley hospital  Full article 10. Which 10 counties are most affected by UnitedHealth’s departure?  Full article 11. Lack of provider-patient communication leads to high out-of-pocket spending – 5 points  Full article 12. Orthopedic surgeon to know: Dr. Peter Millett of The Steadman Clinic  Full article     Please feel free to forward the E-Weekly to a colleague. If you know someone who would find the information in the E-Weekly valuable, they can join the free mailing list by sending an e-mail to Scott Becker at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com.  Channels 1. Spine 2. Spine and Orthopedic Devices and Implants 3. Spine Leaders 4. Orthopedic Sports Medicine 5. Lists  20 Companies to Know 1. National Medical Billing Services:  www.nationalascbilling.com/ 2. GE Healthcare:  www.gehealthcare.com 3. North American Partners in Anesthesia:  http://napaanesthesia.com/ 4. Medline Industries, Inc.:  www.medline.com/home.jsp 5. Centinel Spine:  www.centinelspine.com/ 6. Cardinal Health:  www.cardinalhealth.com/en.html 7. HealthCare Appraisers, Inc.: www.healthcareappraisers.com  8. In2itive:  http://in2itive.org/ 9. Surgical Care Affiliates:  http://scasurgery.com/ 10. Pacira Pharmaceuticals:  www.pacira.com  11. Collect RX: www.collectrx.com 12. Anesthesia Business Consultants:  http://www.anesthesiallc.com/ 13. MediGain: http://www.medigain.com/ 14. Surgical Notes http://www.surgicalnotes.com/ 15. Carl Zeiss Meditec: http://www.surgicalnotes.com/ h15ttp://www.anesthesiallc.com/  http://www.zeiss.com/meditec/en_us/home.html 16. Banyan  http://www.statkit.com/index.php?route=common/home 17. DePuy Synthes http://www.depuysynthes.com/ 18. Orthofix  http://www.orthofix.com/ 19. AmkaiSolutions http://www.amkai.com/ 20. Syncera  http://syncera.com/ Contacts For more information about print and online stories, please contact: Laura Dyrda Editor in Chief (312) 253-9170 e-mail Laura For more information about advertising and exhibiting, please contact: Jessica Cole President and CEO (800) 417-2035 e-mail Jessica

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