Becker’s Spine Review

OrthAlign has launched Lantern ASC, a surgical navigation platform for hip and knee replacements designed for hospitals and ASCs. The platform combines a reusable navigation unit with a procedural Smart Pack Kit to provide real-time guidance during joint replacement procedures.…

The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons urged Congress Nov. 5 to address Medicare surgeon payment cuts for hip and knee replacements after CMS finalized a reduction of more than 17% for 2027, following a cut of more than…

Timothy McGarry, MD, is closing his Abingdon, Va.-based independent practice, McGarry Orthopedic Clinic, to join Montgomery Orthopedics, part of LewisGale Physicians, in Blacksburg, Va., according to a Nov. 4 post on the practice’s Facebook page. Dr. McGarry has practiced orthopedic…

Five Dallas-Fort Worth-area orthopedic practices have unified and now operate under a single name, OrthoTexas. As of Nov. 2, the unification of all five practices are complete, according to a LinkedIn post.  All-Star Orthopaedics, AOA Orthopedic Specialists, North Texas Orthopedics…

The American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons welcomed CMS’ decision to scale back proposed Medicare payment cuts for several orthopedic procedures but called for broader physician payment reform. The agency reduced proposed cuts to total knee arthroplasty, total hip arthroplasty, total…

Every year, Nicholas Grosso, MD, gives orthopedic residents a talk that keeps coming back to one question: Is there life in private practice?  He tells them there is, and he’s helped build one of the region’s largest independent orthopedic groups…

CMS finalized its 2027 physician fee schedule Nov. 4, and spine and orthopedic surgeons got a mixed result. Medicare’s base payment rate falls more than CMS proposed in July. But the agency softened the two policies that drew the most…

CMS’ final 2027 outpatient rule gives ASCs a 2.3% raise. Not every spine and orthopedic center will feel it. Procedures that use implants, like joint replacements and spinal cord stimulators, will be reimbursed at higher rates. Pain procedures, like injections…