On Nov. 1, CMS finalized the 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System rule, finalizing a 2.83% physician pay cut. 

Spine biologics holds incredible potential if it can overcome obstacles related to disc anatomy, Ezriel Kornel, MD, said. 

Exactech received 510(k) clearance for its Truliant Porous Tibial Tray, a 3D tibial knee implant.

Miami (Ohio) University has partnered with TriHealth and Beacon Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine to become the official sports medicine providers for Miami Athletics.

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health has opened a sports medicine practice in Centreville, Va., at its existing outpatient imaging center, according to an Oct. 30 report from the Washington Business Journal.

The highest paid orthopedic surgeon in Seattle earns $1,026,800, according to Medscape's salary reporter tool, which is much higher than the mean annual wage of $378,250 orthopedic surgeons make according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Birmingham, Ala.-based Andrews Sports Medicine is planning to redevelop a portion of a vacant shopping center into a 135,000-square-foot facility, according to a Nov. 1 report from Bham Now. 

Marina Del Rey, Calif.-based Commons Clinic added Long Beach (Calif.) Lakewood Orthopedic Institute to its network, according to a Nov. 1 news release.

Here are seven spine surgeons who joined new practices or added to their titles in October.

Gastonia, N.C.-based Carolina Sports Medicine Center, in partnership with Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, has broken ground on a 71,000-square-foot sports medicine facility in Charlotte, N.C., according to an Oct. 30 report from the Charlotte Business Journal.

Spinelogik sued Camber Spine alleging the Spira-C integrated fixation system infringes a patent covering technology for spinal fusions. 

Athenahealth has introduced athenaOne for Orthopedics, an EHR, revenue and practice management and patient engagement program.

Houston-based Baylor Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine has opened a new location. 

Centinel Spine has completed the first U.S. implantation of its Prodisc C Nova cervical total disc replacement product, the fourth design addition to its Prodisc line. 

Time shared its "Best Inventions of 2024" list on Oct. 31, and two spine devices are included.

Alphatec reported 27% year-over-year revenue growth in the third quarter of 2024.

Stryker, Johnson & Johnson and Zimmer Biomet posted their third-quarter financial results for 2024 and data on their spine orthopedic sales.

From technologies to payer systems, many aspects of spine surgery and care that promise benefits could be causing more trouble instead.

Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth have named Anna Noel Miller, MD, as chair of the department of orthopedics.

Gohsen, Ind.-based Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center opened its first walk-in clinic, according to an Oct. 30 report from The Goshen News.