The following articles appeared in SpineLine, the clinical & news magazine of the North American Spine Society. They were written by members of the NASS Practice Management Committee and are provided here as a resource to spine specialists, administrators and managers. 

2008

• Navigating Institutional Guidelines 
• Managing Costs and Expenses 
• Physician Extenders in Spine Health Care: Physician Assistants 
• Risk Management for Spine Specialists 
• Clinical Integration: Could it Benefit You?
• Contract Negotiating for New Spine Surgeons

2007

• Measuring and Monitoring Your Practice's Financial Success   
• Constructing a Plan of Action for a Healthy Career   
• Managed Care Contracting: Contract Review and MCO Performance
  Evaluation 
• The Ultimate Reimbursement Battle: Appealing a Medicare Claim to an Administrative Law Judge Level 
• Corporate Culture and Beyond 

 2006

• Managing the Unmanageable: Care of the Difficult Patient   
• Interventional Pain Management   
• The Pros and Cons of Incorporating Different Spine Specialties into
  One Practice   
• How to Avoid or Recover from Embezzlement   
• Nine Steps to Professional Time Management   

2005

• HIPAA's Security Standard: A Simplified Overview   
• The Magic of Modifiers, Part III: Surgical Modifiers   
• Your Medical Facility: Lease or Buy? Five Strategic Considerations in the Decision-Making Process   
• Physician Experiences with Phone Tree Systems   
• Tips for Finding the Right Health Care Consultant   
  
• Managed Care Contracting Part I: General Concepts and Contract Review   

2004

• Clinical Records Management   
• Chart Reviews: Win! Win!   
• Advanced Beneficiary Notices   
• Medication Refill Policy  
• The Magic of Modifiers   
• The Magic of Modifiers, Part II: Evaluation and Management Modifiers     

2003

• Keep Current on Coding and Reimbursement Issues    
• Workers’ Compensation: The Other Insurance Carrier  
• Resolving Contested Claims through Arbitration   
• Managed Care Negotiating   
• Tips for Obtaining Correct, Prompt Reimbursement  
• The Pros and Cons of Developing an Ambulatory Surgery Center   

2002

• Ten Steps to Implement a Compliance Program   
• HIPAA Frequently Asked Questions   
• CMS Expands Communications to Physicians   
• What a Medical Director Looks for in a Claim   
• Finding Lost Revenue in Your Practice  
• Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986. What Is It? Why Was It Established? Is It Working?     
• Managed Care Contract Review   

2001

• Strategic Retreats a Must for Spine Surgeons    
• HIPAA Frequently Asked Questions   
• Administrators' Tips for Success    
• Administrators’ Tips for Success   
• Final Stark II Regulations    
• E-mail: Panacea or Liability   
• Administrators’ Tips for Success  

2000

• Designing Your Website 
• Deciding What to Include on your Web Site