K2M Spinal Deformity Device Implanted in First French Hospital Procedure
Leesburg, Va.-based K2M has entered the spinal device market in France when the first surgeon used its MESA Deformity Spinal System at a hospital in Lyon, France.Christophe Garin, MD, performed the...
View ArticlePhysician Practice IT Spending Up 27.8% in 5 Years
Information technology spending has grown 27.8 percent for physician group practices from 2008 to 2012, according to a Medscape report. Citing numbers from the Medical Group Management Association cost...
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5 Key Concepts for Highly Effective Spine Surgeons
Here are five key concepts for spine surgeons to lead a balanced and effective spine practice. 1. Set your priorities. While developing and maintaining a thriving spine practice is a top goal, spine...
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Will Spine Surgeons Need Non-Surgical Partners in the Future? 6 Things to Know
Spine surgeons and non-surgical spine and back pain specialists traditionally worked in silos, their care reflected through the lens of whichever physician they saw first. In some communities, surgeons...
View ArticleCervical Radiculopathy: Does Spine Surgery Make a Difference?
A study published in Spine recently compared the outcome of anterior cervical decompression and fusion combined with a structured physiotherapy program to the same program without surgery for patients...
View Article4 Recent Spine & Orthopedic Device Company Expansions
Medtronic has opened a new Center of Excellence in Singapore. The company also recently opened an office in Bangladesh. The Center of Excellence is designed to test, design and sell business models for...
View ArticleDr. Gregory Hoffman Performs Double Spinal Disc Replacement Procedure in Indiana
Gregory Hoffman, MD, of Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Ortho NorthEast, performed the nation's second double spinal disc replacement using a procedure only recently approved by the FDA at Parkview Ortho...
View ArticleLDR Holding Aims for $75M IPO
LDR Holding announced recently announced its proposal for an IPO, and this week the company revealed its plans to raise $75 million by offering 5 million shares for $14 to $16 each.The 13-year-old...
View ArticleMedtronic's Customer Innovation Center Opens in Ireland
Medtronic has opened a Customer Innovation Center in Galway, Ireland.The center was opened by the European Union Commissioner for Innovation, Research and Science Maire Geoghegan-Quinn. It will provide...
View Article10 Hospitals Expanding Spine Programs
United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W. Va., is planning a $15 million facility that will include neurosurgery, orthopedic and outpatient rehabilitation therapy services. Nathan Littauer Hospital in...
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Reimbursement & Coding Challenges for Outpatient Spine Surgery: Q&A With...
Carolyn Neumann, CPC, Senior Manager, Coding & Coverage Access at Specialty Healthcare Advisers, discusses the challenges for coding spine surgery in ambulatory surgery centers and reimbursement...
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5 Spine Surgeons on Finding Fulfillment in Their Practice
Here five spine surgeons and experts in their field discuss what the most fulfilling part of practicing as a spine surgeon is.Christopher Kauffman, MD, Spine Surgeon, Premier Orthopaedics, Nashville,...
View Article4 Leadership & Executive Moves for Orthopedic, Spine Device Companies
Here are four orthopedic or spine device companies that had moves among leaders and executives.Sean Moran, recently-appointed acting CFO of InVivo Therapeutics Holdings, resigned effective immediately,...
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10 Spine Surgeons Leading Spine Outcomes & Cost-Effectiveness Registries
Here are 10 spine surgeons who have had leadership roles in forming or heading spine surgery registries. Contact Laura at lmiller@beckershealthcare.com to recommend an additional spine surgeon for this...
View ArticleThe Business of Spine: 7 Steps to Balancing Patient Care & Practicalities of...
Medicine has been thought of as a profession for much longer than it has been considered a business. Spine surgeons undergo rigorous training to learn how to perform the functions of their profession,...
View ArticleAmbulatory Surgery Centers, Urgent Care Centers & Others: Where Do Ancillary...
While the hospital consolidation market continues to move at a rapid pace, the market for consolidation of ancillary services providers appears to be moving at a slower and more uneven pace. In the...
View ArticleMazor Robotics Files $46M Offering for American Depository Shares
Mazor Robotics filed a draft prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for an offering of American Depository Shares on the Nasdaq, according to a Globes report.The company aims to...
View ArticleNewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Med Center to Establish Brain, Spine...
NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York announced it has received a gift from The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation to create the Sackler Brain and Spine Institute. The hospital will...
View Article6 New Spine, Orthopedic Device Launches & Approvals
DePuy Synthes CMF launched new instrumentation — the MatrixRIB Minimally Invasive Plate Osteosynthesis instrumentation — designed for less invasive surgical fixation and stabilization of rib fractures...
View ArticleNorth American Spine Society Updates on SGR Repeal Efforts
According to the North American Spine Society's Spine on the Hill blog, the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means committee are expected to act on a sustainable growth rate bill....
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