Kenneth Pettine, MD, hosted a symposium for spine surgeons and ambulatory surgery center leaders in Dallas to discuss clinical and business issues with spine surgery in ASCs. 
Dr. Pettine is the co-founder of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery and founder of The Spine Institute and Arete Ambulatory Surgery Center in Colorado.
Other panelists included Donald Johnson II, MD, founder of Southeastern Spine Institute in South Carolina; John Peloza, MD, founder of Center for Spine Care in Dallas; Alan Villavicencio, MD, founder of Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Colorado; Steven Arnold, MD, chief medical officer of Access MediQuip; Kenneth Hancock, president of Meridian Surgical Partners; Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners; and Robin Young, founder of Pearl Diver.
Dr. Pettine and other prominent spine surgeons discussed ambulatory spine issues, which include:
• The benefits of performing spine surgery in ASCs
• The need for spine surgeon collaboration
• What surgery centers need to do in the healthcare environment to grow
• Why more health plans are providing coverage of ASC spine surgery
• What makes spine surgery ASCs successful
• Why now is a great time to develop a spine program.
For more information about the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, visit their website.
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Dr. Pettine is the co-founder of the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery and founder of The Spine Institute and Arete Ambulatory Surgery Center in Colorado.Other panelists included Donald Johnson II, MD, founder of Southeastern Spine Institute in South Carolina; John Peloza, MD, founder of Center for Spine Care in Dallas; Alan Villavicencio, MD, founder of Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Colorado; Steven Arnold, MD, chief medical officer of Access MediQuip; Kenneth Hancock, president of Meridian Surgical Partners; Jeff Leland, CEO of Blue Chip Surgical Center Partners; and Robin Young, founder of Pearl Diver.
Dr. Pettine and other prominent spine surgeons discussed ambulatory spine issues, which include:
• The benefits of performing spine surgery in ASCs
• The need for spine surgeon collaboration
• What surgery centers need to do in the healthcare environment to grow
• Why more health plans are providing coverage of ASC spine surgery
• What makes spine surgery ASCs successful
• Why now is a great time to develop a spine program.
For more information about the Society for Ambulatory Spine Surgery, visit their website.
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