[Key specialties edition] 11 highest-paying states for orthopedic surgeons: New Jersey tops the list at $494.5k | CHS explores sale of its business | Patient data for 14,000 taken in University Gastroenterology data breach: 6 takeaways | Best opportunities for maximizing an independent spine practice: Q&A with Dr. Gregory Corradino

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In this newsletter, you will find content related to key specialties including spine, orthopedics, ophthalmology, gastroenterology and pain management.

September 20, 2016

Today's Top Articles

1. Patient data for 14,000 taken in University Gastroenterology data breach: 6 takeaways Full story

2. CHS explores sale of its business Full story

3. 11 highest-paying states for orthopedic surgeons: New Jersey tops the list at $494.5k Full story

4. Webinar: How Your Technology Environment Can Impact Your Surgery Center's Bottom Line. To learn more and register, click here.

5. Best opportunities for maximizing an independent spine practice: Q&A with Dr. Gregory Corradino Full story

6. Willis Eye, CMS tangle over hospital classification: 5 things to know Full story

7. Webinar: The alarming trust gap between providers and payors threatens to derail movement toward value-based care models. Learn more about the Trust Gap, barriers to value-based care, and the effect that technology has on payor/provider trust. Register here!

8. KentuckyOne Health lays off 3 top executives Full story

9. Interventional pain specialists have a 'unique' position in delivering spine care - Dr. Dustin Cole sheds insights Full story

10. AGA encourages CMS to include GI specialty APMs under MACRA: 5 notes Full story

11. ASC-based outpatient, hospital-based inpatient total shoulder arthroplasty prove equally safe: 5 study insights Full story

12. Schwarzenegger, Leno and Bush, Plus 230+ Great Hospital Executives Speaking. The Becker's Hospital Review 8th Annual Meeting next April 17 to 20 will include Arnold, Jay and 230+ hospital leaders, including some great keynotes. The brochure will be on line shortly. George W. Bush will speak at the 3rd Annual CIO/HIT + Revenue Cycle Conference in July 2017. The agenda for this meeting is being developed soon. Should you have questions about either meeting, please contact sbecker@beckershealthcare.com and jcole@beckershealthcare.com.

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