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NASS 2012: Quality and cost-effectiveness of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis

on October 29, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Service Lines, Neurosciences, Orthopedics, Spine, Performance Improvement, Quality, Outcomes

Collin Kent

The 2012 NASS meeting in Dallas has reached its conclusion. Clinicians and scientists met to share and discuss the latest research impacting spine care. Of interest to the spine community and the subject of one presentation at the "Best Papers" symposia was the cost and quality of spine surgery compared to comprehensive medical management.

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NASS 2012: Quality and cost-effectiveness of surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis

NASS 2012: How physician extenders help combat the declining spine workforce

on October 26, 2012  |  Permalink  | Comments (2)

Topics: Workforce, Workforce Planning, Service Lines, Orthopedics, Spine, Neurosciences

Collin Kent

Greetings from Dallas. Our research team reports on the 27th annual conference of the North American Spine Society (NASS).

The Pipeline will be here the remainder of the week, reporting live on the latest issues facing the spine care community. Clinicians and industry leaders are discussing the latest clinical data, current controversies in spine care, and the future of spine devices and technology.

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NASS 2012: How physician extenders help combat the declining spine workforce

NASS 2012: The future of BMP

on October 25, 2012  |  Permalink

Topics: Service Lines, Clinical Technology, Orthopedics, Spine, Finance, Capital Planning

Ashley Ford

Greetings from Dallas. Our research team reports on the 27th annual conference of the North American Spine Society (NASS).

The Pipeline will be here the remainder of the week, reporting live on the latest issues facing the spine care community. Our experts will give updates on new releases of clinical research and current innovation projects at both the organizational and program level.

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NASS 2012: The future of BMP