RTI Surgical Passes FDA Inspection After 2012 Warning
Alachua, Fla.-based RTI Surgical passed a recent inspection from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, according to Miami Herald report.The company was inspected last October and received a warning...
View ArticleMedtronic Named to Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Third Year in a Row
For the third year running, Medtronic has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which ranks companies based on economic performance, environmental stewardship and social...
View ArticleInvibio Biomaterial Solutions Launches Enhanced PEEK-OPTIMA HA Polymer
Invibio Biomaterial Solutions has launched the PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced Polymer, a combination of the PEEK-based biomaterial and Hydroxyapatite, an osteoconductive material.The addition of HA was made...
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6 Trends in Healthcare Spending to Know
Here are five trends in healthcare spending based on recent studies and reports. 1. National health spending grew 3.9 percent in July 2013 when compared with July 2012, according to a report from...
View ArticleThe Cost of BMP-Related Complications: One Spine Surgeon Adds It Up
A retrospective review of patients who underwent minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion from 2007 to 2010 that included rhBMP-2 found that complications resulted in substantial...
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13 Strategies for Spine Surgeons to Improve Clinic Efficiency
Every medical practice strives for efficiency, but there are several potential roadblocks that can derail the ideal, smoothly-run clinic. Sign up for our FREE E-Weekly for more coverage like this...
View ArticleNeuroSpine Institute to Open Utah Location in 2014
NeuroSpine Institute announced it will open a new location in Park City, Utah in January 2014. In addition to diagnostics and conservative spine care, the new location will focus on outpatient spine...
View ArticleDFINE Receives CE Mark for STAR Tumor Ablation System
DFINE, a spine device company, has received the CE Mark approval for the STAR Tumor Ablation System for treating painful metastatic spinal tumors. The company plans to launch the STAR System in Europe...
View ArticleTyber Medical Receives CE Mark for TyPEEK Spinal Fusion Device
Tyber Medical, an orthopedic and spine device company, received the CE Mark approval for TyPEEK, a proprietary titanium plasma sprayed PEEK interbody system designed for situations when PEEK alone may...
View ArticleNASS, AANS, Others Send CMS Comments on Releasing Physician Payment Data
Several specialty societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons and North American Spine Society recently sent a letter commenting...
View ArticleDr. Dennis Meredith Joins Woodland Healthcare
Woodland (Calif.) Healthcare announced the addition of Dennis Meredith, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, to its medical staff. Dr. Meredith completed a spine surgery fellowship at the Rothman Institute...
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8 Leadership Tactics for Effective Spine Center Leaders
Karen Reiter, COO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. DISC and Newport Beach, Calif., discusses eight leadership tactics for effective ambulatory surgery center leaders. 1....
View ArticleAANS/CNS Comment on CMS Proposed Payment Updates
In a recent letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, the American Association for Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons...
View ArticleImprove Access & Cut Costs: 5 Ways for Spine Surgeons to Take Action
Here are five ways spine surgeons can take control of their practice to cut costs and improve patient access to care. 1. Pay attention to appropriate patient selection. Proper patient and indication...
View Article8 Key Notes on Spine & Orthopedic Medical Device Companies
Here are eight key notes on major spine and orthopedic medical device companies. 1. For the third year running, Medtronic has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index, which ranks...
View ArticleOutpatient Spine Surgery: Is Instrumented TLIF Feasible?
A study published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques examined the feasibility of outpatient instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion. Surgeries were performed either in the...
View ArticleEminent Hospital Takeover? Not Just Yet — 60% of Physicians Still in Private...
The percentage of physicians who were practice owners decreased only 8 percentage points from 2007/2008 to 2012, according to an American Medical Association survey. The report shows hospital...
View ArticleAlphatec Holdings to Reduce Workforce, Operating Expenses for French Affiliate
Alphatec Spine's parent company, Alphatec Holdings, will begin restructuring the business operations of its French affiliate, Scient'x.The restructuring will reduce Scient'x's workforce by 76 and...
View ArticleHenry Ford, BCBS Launch Spine Surgery Outcome Improvement Program
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield and Blue Care Network in Michigan to launch a spine surgery outcome improvement initiative in eight Michigan hospitals...
View ArticleSpine Surgery Coverage: How the Landscape Is Changing
Over the past decade the number of spinal fusions performed in the United States has grown immensely, and payers have taken notice. A study published in the January 2012 issue of Spine found a 137...
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