57 Hospitals With the Best Physician Communication
Here is a list of 57 hospitals with the highest percentage of patients who "reported that their doctors 'always' communicated well" in the HCAHPS survey. Note: The list is based on HCAHPS survey...
View ArticleASIPP Announces 23 New Board of Directors Members
The American Society Of Interventional Pain Physicians has announced the new members of its board of directors for 2013-2014. The new officers are: •   Laxmaiah Manchikanti, MD — Chairman of the Board...
View Article20 Spine Surgeons Focused on Implant Design
Here are 20 spine surgeons that have developed or contributed to spinal devices and implants. If you would like to recommend additional surgeons for this list, please contact Heather at...
View Article14 News Updates for Spine & Orthopedic Device Companies
Here are 14 recent news updates for spine and orthopedic device companies.San Diego-based NuVasive launched its Maximum Access Surgery Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion procedure.Thousand Oaks,...
View Article8 Things to Know About Cervical Spinal Fusion at Teaching Hospitals
A study recently published in Spine examined data from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample 2002 to 2009 on patients who underwent elective anterior or posterior cervical fusion at teaching hospitals.The...
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Driving Value in Spine Care: Outpatient Spine Surgery
This article is written by Richard Wohns, M.D., JD, MBA.Over the past 20 years, an increasing number of spinal surgeries have transitioned from inpatient to outpatient. This is due to multiple factors...
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5 Pillars of Independent Spine Groups Today From Dr. Stephen Hochschuler
The national trend for physicians leans toward hospital employment, but many orthopedic and spine specialty groups have remained fiercely independent. While being a single surgeon or small group...
View ArticleDr. Steven Garfin Earns 2013 ISSLS Wilste Lifetime Achievement Award
Steve Garfin, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, has been granted the 2013 ISSLS Wilste Lifetime Achievement Award, sponsored by Nuvasive, according to a report by Spine. Â Dr. Garfin is the...
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The Long-Term Fulfillment in a Spine Surgeon's Career: Q&A With Dr. William...
William C. Watters III, MD, is the first vice president of the board of directors of the North American Spine Society, where he has been a member since 1987. He practices spine surgery at The Baylor...
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Will Medicare Payments to Individual Physicians be Published Online?
Recently, the Medicare chargemaster data has been made publicly available for how much hospitals bill Medicare for top procedures. Rates varied widely and as media sources scramble to cover these...
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Spinal Research Foundation Raises Over $100k
The Spinal Research Foundation's We've Got Your Back Race for Spinal Health, hosted by Virginia Spine Institute in Reston, raised over $100,000. The next We've Got Your Back Race will be held in...
View ArticleDr. Robert Watkins to Perform Spine Surgery on New York Giant Jason Pierre-Paul
Today, Robert Watkins, MD, of the Marina Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., is scheduled to perform spine surgery on the New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, according to an ESPN New...
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6 Statistics on Medicaid vs. Commercial Insurance: Lumbar Stenosis Surgery...
In a study recently published in Spine, researchers used Thomson Reuter's MarketScan database to compare lumbar spinal stenosis surgery outcomes in Medicaid patients to outcomes in commercial insurance...
View Article6 Device Company Acquisitions & Partnerships
Here are six recent partnerships and acquisitions between medical device companies.Raleigh, N.C.-based TranS1 completed its acquisition of Baxano, a medical device company that manufacturers the...
View ArticleSI-BONE Releases Data on 5,319 Patients Treated With iFuse Implant System
San Juan, Calif.-based SI-BONE released the safety data for the first 5,319 patients treated with the company's iFuse Implant System for degenerative sacroiliitis and sacroiliac joint disruption.The...
View ArticleTranS1 Renamed Baxano Surgical, Relocates Headquarters to Raleigh
Wilmington, N.C.-based TranS1, which recently acquired medical device manufacturer Baxano, has moved its headquarters to Raleigh and now operates under the name Baxano Surgical, according to a Star...
View Article4 Statistics on Dysphagia After Posterior Cervical Surgery
In a recent study published in Spine, researchers conducted a prospective comparative study to determine if dysphagia occurs only as a complication of anterior neck dissection or if it occurs as a...
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5 Areas for Spine Surgeon Leaders to Pave the Way Today From Dr. Richard Wohns
Richard Wohns, MD, JD, MBA, founder of NeoSpine in the Puget Sound Region, Washington, discusses five areas where spine surgeon leaders must focus their guiding attention in the future.Sign up for our...
View Article13 Spine Surgeons Receive Leadership Awards
Becker's Spine Review has named the recipients of the Annual Spine Leadership Award 2013. Recipients were selected based on their noteworthy contributions to their practice and the spine community,...
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How Reimbursement Issues Impact Spine Practices: Drs. Richard Kube & Brian...
Richard Kube, MD, and Brian Gill, MD, discuss how their spine practices are affected by reimbursement issues. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the...
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