Becker’s Spine Review

Houston-based OrthoLoneStar is launching an initiative to strengthen how patient referrals are coordinated across its divisions in Texas, according to a June 8 news release. The initiative includes leveraging QuickOrtho, a direct-to-employer program and Hatch for referral coordination technology. “OrthoLoneStar…

Northwell Health Physician Partners Orthopedics at White Plains in West Harrison, N.Y., has opened, according to a June 4 news release. The $2.36 million, 4,630-square-foot facility has nine exam rooms, onsite imaging and surgical and nonsurgical services. Specialties covered by…

Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter’s Health Partners Medical Associates expanded primary and orthopedic care services with a renovated facility in Rensselaer, N.Y., according to a June 5 report by ABC affiliate WTEN. The expansion adds walk-in and same-day primary care access…

Thomas McNally, MD, is an orthopedic spine surgeon with Midwest Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgical Specialists in Elk Grove Village, Ill. Dr. McNally has expertise in minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgery. He is first spine surgeon in Illinois to…

For years, spine surgeons could tell patients how often hip and knee replacements fail. They could not do the same for cervical disc replacement. The procedure has grown rapidly over the last two decades, with hundreds of thousands of implants…

Andrew Wade, CEO of Myrtle Beach-based OrthoSC, is stepping down from the role after eight years, he said in a June 1 LinkedIn post. Mr. Wade oversaw 106 physicians and staff, 420 employees and two ASCs in his role, according…

Most of healthcare is moving toward consolidation. Travis Doering, MD, is betting the future may move in the opposite direction.  After years practicing in a large orthopedic group, the Austin, Texas-based hand, upper-extremity and peripheral nerve surgeon recently launched two…