An increasing number of physicians are exiting private practice to join hospitals or other corporate entities, leaving just 26 percent of physicians as independent practitioners in 2022, according to an April report from Avalere.
Author: Alan Condon
The first spine surgeries with Globus Medical's Excelsius3D three-in-one imaging have been completed with the ExcelsiusGPS robot, the company said May 18.
A jury has awarded a man more than $111 million in damages as a result of alleged negligent care provided by Sartell, Minn.-based St. Cloud Orthopedic Associates in relation to surgery on his left leg, according to documents filed with…
West Tennessee Healthcare's North Hospital has opened and will primarily be used to perform orthopedic surgeries, such as joint replacements and sports medicine procedures, the Jackson Sun reported May 17.
Fighting for the approval of minimally invasive alternatives to spinal fusion; non-surgeons performing certain spine procedures; and insurers too often dictating care decisions are some of the biggest threats to spine surgeons today, three specialists told Becker's.
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Orthopedic surgeon Stephen Snyder, MD, will be awarded the Arthroscopy Association of North America's lifetime achievement award at the organization's annual meeting in San Francisco on May 19.
Orthopedic surgeon Gary Lynn Rasmussen, MD, is arguing that the $20 million verdict he won against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary DePuy Synthes should be tripled to $60 million, according to Law360.
CMS has granted its new technology add-on payment to SI-Bone's iFuse Bedrock Granite implant, which received the FDA's breakthrough device designation in November and is designed for sacroiliac fusion and sacropelvic fixation.
With about $1 billion in cash on its balance sheet, Globus Medical is looking to explore strategic partnerships that could capitalize on some weaknesses in the medtech market, according to the company's first-quarter earnings call, transcribed by The Motley Fool.
More than a decade after the first spine surgical robot was launched, Medtronic is still considered the market leader, but smaller device companies could chip away at its market share as they launch their own platforms and adoption increases among…