At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, a panel of spine leaders discussed trends and challenges for spine surgery going forward in a keynote session titled “What Will Healthcare Reform Mean for Orthopedics, Spine, Pain Management and ASCs?”

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, of NeoSpine in the Puget Sound Region of Washington, shared the results of a study comparing the safety and cost of spine procedures in an ambulatory surgery center to the same procedures in a hospital inpatient environment.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 13, Ann Sells Miller, partner and chief operating officer of Advanced Healthcare Partners; Bob Reznick, MBA, president of Prizm Development; Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Partners; and Daniel Goldberg discussed the best ideas for marketing and patient development in the field of spine during a session moderated by Peter Cunningham, President of CCO Healthcare Partners.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, of NeoSpine in the Puget Sound Region of Washington, explored the safety, outcomes and cost effectiveness out of cervical disc arthroplasty.  

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 12, Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, gave a presentation on key business strategies for spine-driven ambulatory surgery centers. Mr. Leland offered business tactics for creating and maintaining a successful spine center.

At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 13, Richard Kube, MD, chief of executive officer, founder and owner of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute; and David Rothbart, MD, medical director of Spine Team Texas, discussed core business and clinical issues involved in moving spine procedures to the ambulatory surgery center setting. Jeff Leland, chief executive officer of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners, moderated the presentation, "Moving Spine Procedures to ASCs – Key Business and Clinical Issues."

Aurora Spine has appointed Richard Moss as its vice president of international business development.

Orthopaedic & Spine Center has purchased a two-story office building in Newport News, Va., for $1.75 million, according to a CoStar Group report.

Here are six things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, June 13, 2013.

Here are three spine surgeons on what inspires them daily to continue practicing in the spinal field.