Becker’s Spine Review

Tampa, Fla.-based Orthopaedic Solutions Management named Jason McClair COO. Mr. McClair brings more than 20 years of healthcare operations and leadership experience. He most recently served as group vice president of operations at Innovative Renal Care, where he led operations…

Endoscopic spine surgery has a growing following among surgeons and patients. As it grows its presence in spine care, leaders consistently cite one of its biggest barriers to wider adoption is the difficult learning curve. Surgeons typically need 40 to…

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience on Oct. 2 called for a national minimally invasive spine credential that ties a physician’s scope of practice to demonstrated competence rather than the specialty in which the physician trained. In a position…

Medtech company MRI2CT has received FDA 510(k) clearance for NextMR, an AI platform that creates 3D bone visualization of the lumbar spine and sacrum from a patient’s standard diagnostic MRI, according to an Oct. 7 news release.  The clearance moves…

Orthopedic surgeons across the country are advancing joint replacement, sports medicine, foot and ankle surgery and upper-extremity care while taking on new roles in research, education and healthcare leadership. The following 15 orthopedic surgeons are making an impact on the…

When Pat Bovonratwet, MD, traveled to South Korea to study endoscopic spine surgery, he wasn’t there to learn how to operate through an endoscope. He already knew how. What he needed to learn was what to do when something went…

Medicare is changing the financial equation for spine surgeons, and reimbursement cuts are only part of it. With thousands of specialists entering mandatory payment models, prior authorization expanding in traditional Medicare and new performance requirements ahead, surgeons face growing financial…

When payers deny or delay indicated spine surgery, the cost doesn’t disappear — it moves to patients, surgeons, hospitals, employers and the broader economy, according to a new Orthopaedic Forum paper published Oct. 1 in The Journal of Bone &…