The healthcare landscape is changing quickly for private practice physicians, including orthopedic spine surgeons.

The FDA granted 16 spine-related device clearances last month.

For the first quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, Medtronic reported 1.5 percent revenue increase.

Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, a large orthopedic practice in Cincinnati, took on a private equity investor in July to spur future growth.

Sanford Health terminated a neurosurgeon shortly after the government decided to intervene in a whistleblower lawsuit alleging that he committed fraud, according to the Argus Leader.

Medtronic reported 1.5 percent revenue increase in the first quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, hitting $7.5 billion. 

Kee Kim, MD, is chief of spinal neurosurgery at Sacramento-based UC Davis School of Medicine and co-director of the UC Davis Spine Center.

James Harrop, MD, is chief of the division of spine and peripheral nerve surgery at Jefferson University Hospitals in Philadelphia as well as the neurosurgery director of the Delaware Valley SCI Center in Philadelphia and neurosurgery director for adult reconstructive spine.

Baldwin Bone & Joint in Daphne, Ala., settled a whistleblower lawsuit alleging it violated the False Claims Act and Stark Law.

Ten spine surgeons reveal the trends in healthcare that could have a negative impact on spine surgeons and care delivery in the future.