Becker’s Spine Review

When health systems and organizations push for new ways to grow revenue — through opening new locations, launching additional service lines or scheduling more visits — surgeons can push back.  Management can earn surgeon buy-in through a number of different…

Prior authorization has been consistently identified by clinicians and administrators alike as a significant burden to surgical care and ASC workflows.  Ninety-three percent of physicians reported that PA can cause care delays at least some of the time, according to…

CMS released its proposed CY 2027 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule on July 14, setting up another cycle of physician pay cuts, and for spine and orthopedic surgeons, the exposure goes well beyond the headline number. The proposal cuts the physician…

Orthopedic medtech company Advita Ortho has acquired three novel intellectual property applications from Bauer Innovations for shoulder arthroplasty technologies.  The patent applications and technologies will expand Advita Ortho’s Equinoxe Shoulder System portfolio by treating patients with glenoid bone loss using…

Spine and orthopedic malpractice cases produced jury awards and settlements ranging from $750,000 to $27 million over the past year. Here are three cases Becker’s reported on, ordered by amount. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive and includes only…

Advances in minimally invasive techniques, robotic technology, motion-preserving procedures and complex spinal reconstruction are transforming spine care. Across the country, orthopedic spine surgeons are driving those advances by improving patient outcomes, advancing clinical research and training the next generation of…

Regentis Biomaterials is targeting an estimated $3 billion U.S. cartilage repair market with GelrinC, an investigational hydrogel-based implant designed to regenerate damaged knee cartilage through a single-step procedure. GelrinC is designed as an off-the-shelf cartilage repair platform that can be…