Author: Alan Condon

Two spine surgeons outline payer issues that they recently experienced and how they are dealing with them.

Here are five orthopedic surgeons making the news this week:

A neurosurgeon in Eugene, Ore., recently proposed that the city's COVID-19 patients be moved to PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center University District to allow other hospitals to focus on non-coronavirus cases, KEZI reports.

Precision Spine on April 8 launched its Reform Ti titanium pedicle screw system.

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital recently received a $2.5 million donation to help treat COVID-19 patients and other infectious diseases.

The FDA on April 7 provided OrthoSensor 510(k) clearance for its alignment technology with Verasense when used with Zimmer Biomet's Persona knee system.

The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons recognized Steven Meyer, MD, with its Humanitarian of the Year Award on March 30, the Sioux City Journal reports.

Here are five spine surgeons who received honors, awards or promotions in March:

Spine surgeon Jim Sanfilippo, MD, recently recovered from the coronavirus and is now raising funds for The Food Bank of South Jersey to help give back to his community, reports NJ.com

Watson Clinic in Lakeland, Fla., is furloughing more than 388 employees and cutting senior administrators' pay to push through the challenging financial period caused by the coronavirus pandemic, Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.