Becker’s Spine Review

Revision hip and knee replacements, long considered too complex, risky and expensive to move out of hospitals, are now entering a new frontier: ASCs for Medicare patients. A federal Medicare payment rule that took effect Jan. 1 expanded the procedures…

Continued physician and practice consolidation, the advancement of AI and reimbursement from the physician fee schedule are among the top trends that orthopedic leaders expect to dominate the conversation this year.  These six orthopedic surgeons and executives recently connected with…

Here are three spine and orthopedic tools and implants that have earned FDA clearances and updates in the past three days, as reported by Becker’s. 

Norwich, N.Y.-based UHS Chenango Memorial Hospital has added orthopedic surgeon Keith Cordischi, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Jan. 16 report by The Evening Sun. Dr. Cordischi has nearly 20 years of experience and specializes in shoulder arthroscopy,…

Tallahassee (Fla.) Orthopedic Clinic opened a new clinic in Panama City Beach, Fla., on Jan. 12.  The new site is located within the FSU Health Panama City Beach clinic and offers services including sports medicine, joint replacement, pediatrics, foot and…

Houston-based Fondren Orthopedic Group has opened a new practice location, according to a Jan. 5 Facebook post from the organization. The practice opened an office in The Woodlands, Texas, marking its 13th location.  Fondren Orthopedic Group is a division of…

Orthopedic surgeon Matt Weresh, MD, will retire from Atlantic, Iowa-based Cass Health in May 2026, after more than 30 years of service.  Dr. Weresh, who relocated his practice to Cass Health in 2017, will complete his final orthopedic surgeries during…

Here are 10 practices and health systems seeking spine surgeons, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Campbell County Health in Gillette, Wyo., seeks an orthopedic spine surgeon. 2. Rapides Regional Medical Center in Alexandria, La., seeks a spinal neurosurgeon. 3.…

Christopher Shaffrey, MD, has seen spine care evolve through rapid innovation.  But as outcomes and complication rates face greater scrutiny, the chief of the spine division at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University said the biggest gains are coming from a simpler…

Advances in surgical navigation may be breathing new life into an older spine technique, one spine surgeon says. The case study, published Jan. 3 in Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery, focused on two adult patients with L5 spondylolysis and spina bifida occults. Both…