Becker’s Spine Review

Surgeons at hospitals in California and Virginia have completed the first commercial procedures using Providence Medical Technology’s FDA-cleared 3D-printed posterior cervical fusion implant. The procedures used the company’s CORUS Posterior Cervical Stabilization System 3D-T, which features a porous titanium lattice…

As spine, total joint and other complex procedures move into ASCs, high-acuity cases have become a growth target for centers and their investors. Implant, supply and staffing costs in those cases can quietly drain a center’s profits. Shakeel Ahmed, MD,…

At Oswego, Ill.-based Kendall Pointe Surgery Center, patients now come back from surgery to the same bay they left from. Patient surveys drove the change. The physician-owned orthopedic ASC built out 15 patient bays as part of a more than…

After a decade of private equity deals and practice consolidation, orthopedic surgeons at an Illinois ASC say younger surgeons are becoming more skeptical of giving up control of their practices. “It used to be coming out of residency that 70%…

A mandatory CMS model that ties specialists’ Medicare Part B pay to how they manage chronic conditions starts Jan. 1, 2027. With about two months until launch, a coalition of provider groups is asking CMS to delay it or soften…

From Sutter Health’s nearly $500 million neuroscience complex to new orthopedic and spine facilities across the country, health systems and specialty practices are investing millions in expanded musculoskeletal care. Here are six investments and expansions highlighted in recent Becker’s reporting.…

California has seven hospitals on Healthgrades’ list of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Outpatient Joint Replacement, the most of any state. Maryland and New Jersey follow with four each, while Connecticut, Florida, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas have three each.…

A federal jury convicted Sophie Dufort, 57, of Gainesville, Fla., for her role in an $8.6 million Medicare fraud scheme involving medically unnecessary orthotic braces, the Justice Department said Oct. 27. Ms. Dufort owned one durable medical equipment company and…