6 Obstacles All Spine Surgeons Must Overcome
Here are six obstacles to a successful practice spine surgeons must face. 1. Fighting for coverage and better reimbursement rates. Spine has traditionally received high reimbursements and been...
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Make a Difference With Global Spine Surgery Care: Q&A With Dr. David Roye of...
David Roye, MD, St. Giles Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Columbia University, Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Director of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery...
View ArticleArtificial Disc Replacement More Effective Short Term for Degenerative Disc...
Disc replacement surgeries may be more effective in the short term than spinal fusion for treating degenerative disc disease, according to a recent study in the ANZ Journal of Surgery.Lumbar fusion...
View Article7 New Spine, Orthopedic Device Launches & Approvals
Here are seven orthopedic and spine device that recently received FDA approval or were recently launched. Austin, Texas-based LDR received FDA approval for the commercial sale and distribution of the...
View ArticleSurgeons Think Twice About Industry Relationships After Sunshine Act
The Sunshine Act has gone into effect, which means device companies will report on gifts and compensation individual physicians receive on a public website to launch September 2014, according to a...
View Article6 Obstacles All Spine Surgeons Must Overcome
Here are six obstacles to a successful practice spine surgeons must face. 1. Fighting for coverage and better reimbursement rates. Spine has traditionally received high reimbursements and been...
View ArticlePhysician Payments Drop With Payer Credit Card Use
Some insurance companies have begun using credit cards to reimburse providers, which means steep transaction fees lower the payment below contracted rates, according to a report on American Medical...
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5 Steps for Spine Surgeon Succession Planning
Here are five steps for spine practices to prepare for surgeon retirement. Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! 1. Starting to plan early. Ideally,...
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7 Spine-Focused Device Company Financial Reports
Here are the most recent quarterly financial reports for device companies focused on spine surgery or spine business lines. Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your...
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Building Strong Referral Source Relationships: 5 Steps for Spine & Orthopedic...
Armin Tehrany, MD, FAAOS, founder of Manhattan Orthopedic Care and assistant clinical professor in the department of orthopedic surgery at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, discusses five...
View ArticleThe Spine Journal Report: 80% of People Support Surgeon-Industry Relationships
A survey of 610 people in the general public found that most people feel disclosures of surgeon relationships with industry is important, but most said it wouldn't keep them from seeing their surgeon,...
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The Real Cost of Spine Surgery: 8 Ways Surgeons Can Take Control
Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, is the founder and CEO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. He has an interest in minimally invasive spine procedures and has performed more than 10,000...
View ArticleInVivo Therapeutics Appoints Interim CEO, CFO to Replace Francis Reynolds
InVivo Therapeutics Holdings has appointed Michael J. Astrue as interim CEO and Sean Moran as acting CFO in the wake of former CEO and CFO Francis Reynolds resigning his posts due to a medical...
View ArticleInterventional Spine Receives Minimally Invasive Fusion Device Patent
Irvine, Calif.-based Interventional Spine received a patent related to the Opticage expandable fusion cage and PerX360 system for minimally invasive lumbar interbody fusion.The PerX360 system allows...
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10 Must-Read Business Articles for Private Practice Spine Surgeons
Here are 10 must-read articles for spine surgeons maintaining private practice. 1. 5 Tips for Entrepreneurial Spine Surgeons to Stay Independent Hospitals are employing specialists today at a...
View Article4 Recent Spine & Orthopedic Company Expansions
NuVasive, based in San Diego, has relocated its United Kingdom office to an expanded location. The new facility is a two-story, 7,500-square-foot building in London. Medtronic, based in Minneapolis,...
View ArticleLDR's Mobi-C Becomes First Cervical Disc Approved for Two-Level Indications
Austin, Texas-based LDR's Mobi-C Cervical Disc has been approved by the FDA for two-level indications, making it the only cervical disc in the country approved to treat more than one level in the...
View ArticlePhysicians Can Expect Pay Increases of 2.4% in 2014
Physicians across all organization types can expect to see median salary increases of 2.4 percent for 2014, according to the 2013 Physician Compensation Survey by Hay Group, a global management...
View Article42% of Physician Leaders Think Medicare Should Publish Individual Physician...
A poll from the American College of Physician Executives questioned whether Medicare should release payment data to individual physicians, with the answers relatively split. Among ACPE members...
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6 Steps to Improve Spine Patient Safety & Reduce Associated Healthcare Costs
Here are six steps to improve patient outcomes from spine surgery and reduce costs associated with treatment, complications and postoperative readmissions. 1. Identify risk factors for readmissions....
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