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Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is building a systemwide “spine dashboard” to track how its surgical and nonsurgical spine patients fare over the long term, as spine surgery faces fresh questions about its value. On Sept. 24, The Economist published an editorial…
Patients who underwent robotic-assisted minimally invasive lumbar fusion surgery used 16% less opioid medication during hospitalization than those who underwent navigation-guided procedures, according to research presented by New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery. The study included 804 patients who…
Complex spine deformity surgery leaves little margin for ambiguity about who says what, and when. The Best Practice Guidelines for the Execution of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Spine Deformity Surgery set out what sound practice looks like. This session brings the…
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- Jason B Anari, MD, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Benjamin B. Bruins, MD, Attending Physician, Division of Critical Care, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Alier Franco, PhD, CNIM, Area Clinical Manager, SpecialtyCare
SpineCraft received a U.S. patent for a hybrid technology that handles intraoperative registration and tracking in image-guided spine surgery. The spine surgery systems developer and manufacturer said the patent is the first of several focused on spine surgery enabling technologies.…
The device was supposed to relieve his shoulder pain. Instead, the patient arrived at the office of Travis Doering, MD, with severe arthritis, persistent symptoms and a nerve stimulator that had done little to improve his condition. Dr. Doering, an…
Selective thoracic fusion preserved more lumbar motion than nonselective fusion in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients with Lenke C-type lumbar curves, but it left larger residual curves and lower self-image gains at 10 years, according to a Sept. 14 Harm Study…
An increasing share of healthcare payment now carries downside risk, and CMS has signaled more to come: greater provider-held risk, more mandatory models and quality reporting with real financial consequences. But the pressure isn’t confined to value-based care. The same…
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- Anthony Spano, Executive Director, Value-Based Care, athenahealth
- Poonam Desai, Vice President Regional Ambulatory Operations and Clinic Integration, UChicago Medicine
- Dani Chickerella, MSM, RD, Chief of Clinical Strategy & System Delivery, University Hospitals
- Gene Quinn, MD, MPH, CEO, Envoy Integrated Health; Non-Invasive Cardiologist, Alaska Heart and Vascular Institute
- Nicole Bradberry, Chief Executive Officer; ValueH Network, Florida Association of ACOs, Texas Association of ACOs
Orthopedic surgeon Adil Ahmed, MD, announced on LinkedIn that he will open Houston Upper Extremity Center, an independent private practice, in early November. Dr. Ahmed founded the practice and will be its only surgeon. He is a dual fellowship-trained orthopedic…
Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute has named Justin Blohm its next COO, according to an Oct. 14 LinkedIn post. Mr. Blohm previously served as vice president of the Musculoskeletal Center and Service Line at HSS at NCH, an orthopedic collaboration between…
San Antonio-based South Texas Spinal Clinic has sued Brentwood, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners, alleging the company used acquisition talks to obtain confidential data and then recruit the clinic’s top-producing physicians, according to court documents reviewed by Becker’s. The lawsuit, filed Oct.…
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