Becker’s Spine Review

Anthony Johnson, MD, is the new president of Towson, Md.-based West Point Orthopaedic Society, according to an Oct. 28 LinkedIn post. Dr. Johnson succeeds Joseph Hsu, MD. He is an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon based in San Antonio and a…

The North American Spine Society has released coverage recommendations for growing rods used to treat pediatric scoliosis. The recommendations provide evidence-based guidance for managing scoliosis in children and are not intended to apply to kyphosis treatment, according to an Oct.…

At a health system, the shoulder sling a patient goes home in may come down to a contract signed far from the OR. A surgeon-owner at an Illinois ASC said physician ownership lets surgeons make that call. “As simple as…

The strategy that helped independent spine and pain practices grow over the past decade may not be the one that keeps them financially viable in the future. For years, many practices have turned to ASCs to strengthen their financial footing,…

About 7% of patients go to the emergency department within 90 days of elective spine surgery, and those patients keep using more healthcare for the rest of the year, according to a study published in the October issue of Clinical…

Masked intruders broke into a future minimally invasive spine surgery center in Harris County, Texas, at least five times in five days and took a computer used for medical recordkeeping, Tegna affiliate KHOU reported Oct. 28. Neurosurgeon Hamid Abbasi, MD,…

Healthgrades has published its 2027 Specialty Excellence Awards, recognizing hospitals for their patient outcomes across 19 specialties, including cranial neurosurgery. Texas has 17 hospitals on the list, the most of any state. Pennsylvania has 15 hospitals on the list, followed…

For generations, physicians have focused on the next patient and left policy and the business of medicine to others. Michael Verdon, DO, a neurosurgeon in Dayton, Ohio, believes that model is approaching a turning point. After watching threatened Medicare cuts…