This issue covers topics such as spine surgery reimbursement, maintaining private practice and healthcare reform. It contains expertise from spine surgeons such as Edward Benzel, MD, of Cleveland Clinic; Jeffrey Goldstein, MD, of NYU Langone Medical Center’s Hospital for Joint Diseases; Christopher Kauffman, MD, of the North American Spine Society Board of Directors; and Stephen Hochschuler, MD, of Texas Back Institute.
Please save the date for the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management- Driven ASC Conference on June 13-15, 2013, in Chicago. The conference will feature several sessions led by surgeons and industry CEOs covering key business and legal issues for orthopedic and spine surgeons. Key note speakers at the conference will include:
- Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K), former basketball player and head coach at Duke University.
- Brad Gilbert, former professional tennis player, TV tennis commentator, author and tennis coach.
- Geoff Colvin, senior editor-at-large for Fortune Magazine and author of Talent is Overrated.
- Forrest Sawyer, TV journalist and entrepreneur in innovative healthcare, founder of FreeFall Productions, an award-winning documentary production company.
Becker’s Spine Review will extend in two key ways next year:
- The E-weekly will expand to three times per week.
- The print publication will be solely focused on spine and expand its distribution to include every neurosurgeon and orthopedic trained spine surgeon in the country.
Should you have any questions or comments, please contact myself at sbecker@beckershealthcare.com or editor-in-chief Laura Miller at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com or president and CEO Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com.
Very truly yours,
Scott Becker
