How Healthcare Reform Will Impact Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management ASCs
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, a panel of spine leaders discussed trends and challenges for spine surgery going forward in a keynote...
View ArticleHow Will the Role of Spine Surgery Evolve? 5 Predictions From Spine Leaders
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, a panel of spine leaders discussed trends and challenges for spine surgery going forward in a keynote...
View ArticleHow ASCs Can Negotiate Better Spine and Orthopedic Contracts With Payers
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, Naya Kehayes, managing principal and CEO, and Michael McClain, manager, of Eveia Health Consulting...
View Article6 Tips for Bringing Spine Surgery to an ASC
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, John Peloza, MD, director at the Center for Spine Care, presented on how to begin performing spine surgeries...
View ArticleDr. Kenneth Pettine on Stem Cell Therapy for Spine, Orthopedic Pain
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Kenneth Pettine, MD, founder of The Spine Institute, presented on stem cell treatments in a session titled...
View ArticleThe Future of the Spine Economy: Is It Bright or Dark?
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, a panel of experts discussed the future of the spine industry in a keynote session titled “The Healthcare,...
View ArticleDr. Richard Kube: 4 Points on Sacroiliac Joint Problems
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 15, Richard Kube, MD, chief executive officer, founder and owner of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute explored...
View ArticleDr. Fernando Techy: How Should Spine Surgeons Address Cervical Myelopathy?
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 15, Fernando Techy, MD, adult and pediatric spine surgeon of Lutheran General Hospital and a clinical assistant...
View ArticleHospital for Special Surgery Honors Dr. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, Celebrates...
Today at its 30th Annual Tribute Dinner, the Hospital for Special Surgery will celebrate its 150th Anniversary and award Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, the Lifetime Achievement Award.Dr. Boachie is the...
View ArticleMedtronic Receives CE Mark, Initiates European Launch of Spinal Deformity...
Medtronic's ReDuX Plier instrument for osteotomies received a CE Mark and has been launched in Europe.The instrument is designed for a more controlled pedicle substraction osteotomy closure in patients...
View Article5 Ways Spine Cases Can Improve Profitability in Poorly Performing Surgery...
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 13, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Business Development at Blue Chip Surgery Center...
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8 Emerging Business Issues in Spine Surgery
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 13, a roundtable of ambulatory surgery center industry experts discussed emerging business issues in...
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Dr. Alvin Crawford Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Center for Closing the Health Gap in Greater Cincinnati has honored Alvin H. Crawford, MD, with the Lifetime Achievement Award, according to an AAOS Now report.Cincinnati Mayor Mark Mallory also...
View Article3 Predictions for the Future of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Minimally invasive spine surgery has been rapidly evolving for decades, and the resurgence of the attempt to perform more appropriately invasive surgical techniques will continue to develop.Hallett...
View ArticleJury Sides with Depuy-Synthes in $16M Patent Infringement Ruling Against Globus
A Delaware jury handed down a $16 million favorable judgment to Johnson & Johnson's DePuy-Synthes in its patent infringement suit against Globus Medical, according to a Mass Device report.A jury...
View ArticleIs Infuse Better for Spinal Fusion? New Studies Say No
The newest issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine contains two studies evaluating the safety and effectiveness of Medtronic's recombinant human bone morphogenic protein, Infuse, in spinal fusion...
View Article3 Key Talking Points on Recruiting Orthopedic Surgeons
At the 11th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain-Management Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, Greg P. DeConciliis, PA-C, administrator of Boston Out-Patient Surgical Suites, and Anthony Schena,...
View ArticleHow Recovery Care Centers Can Be Financially Viable for Spine ASCs
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, John Newman, senior vice president and general counsel for Constitutional Surgical Centers, talked about...
View ArticleDr. Harry Herkowitz, Beaumont Hospital Orthopedic Chairman, Passes Away at 65
Harry Herkowitz, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., passed away on June 7. He was 65 years old.His research interests included improving spinal implants...
View ArticleBudgeting Tips for Orthopedic and Spine Centers
At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, Matt Lau, corporate controller of Regent Surgical Health based in Westchester, Ill., discussed his best...
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