Becker’s Spine Review

The OrthoForum projects that its 162 member practices could lose approximately $82 million annually under CMS’ final 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule. The reductions average approximately $506,000 per practice. The analysis estimates a 5.3% decline in overall Medicare payments, including…

For years, the most common reason Bozeman (Mont.) Health sent a trauma patient elsewhere was a head injury. The nearest neurosurgical care was a two-hour drive away in good weather, or an hour-long flight that weather often grounded. In October,…

Evansville, Ind.-based Deaconess Health System has opened a surgery center in partnership with Evansville, Ind.-based Orthopaedic Associates. The Deaconess Orthopedic Surgery Center Powered by Orthopaedic Associates will provide outpatient procedures including joint replacements, sports medicine, spine, hand, foot and ankle,…

Warsaw, Ind.-based Zimmer Biomet expects to incur about $60 million in exit costs as it reduces and consolidates its manufacturing facilities, according to its quarterly report filed with the SEC for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 2026. Here are eight…

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons President Wilford Gibson, MD, said CMS’ 2027 physician fee schedule final rule shows physician advocacy made a difference. But for hip and knee surgeons, he said, it still hurts. “We did have evidence that they…

Hospitals know what they pay for spinal implants. What they may not know is how much it costs to get those implants into the operating room. Behind every spine procedure is an extensive network of sterile processing technicians, equipment handlers,…

New spine implants and surgical technologies promise better outcomes, but surgeons say early warning signs can outweigh the need for definitive long-term data. From unexpected complications and implant failures to questionable industry relationships, surgeons are drawing firm lines on when…

Globus Medical has acquired Synaptive Medical, expanding its portfolio of technologies used in cranial neurosurgery. The deal closed Aug. 4 through a court-appointed receivership process, according to a Nov. 3 news release. Financial terms were not disclosed. Synaptive develops technologies…