Author: Alan Condon

CMS expanded the range of services that telemedicine can provide in a March 17 ruling, enabling physicians to see more patients through virtual appointments and ease the burden on emergency rooms and urgent care centers during the coronavirus pandemic.

Atlanta-based Georgia Spine and Orthopaedics has been ahead of the telemedicine trend after implementing the technology one year ago.

Stefanos Theoharis, PhD, was appointed chief business officer of Bone Therapeutics on March 26.

Bruce Piatt, MD, chair of the orthopedic department at Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health, outlined how physicians are teaming together to address the COVID-19 across the system's facilities, reports Kare11.

Albuquerque-based New Mexico Orthopaedics opened a three-story facility at Winrock Mall in January, reports the Albuquerque Journal.

Here are nine spine and neurosurgeons making headlines this week:

MaRS Discovery District in Toronto General Hospital is accepting applications for its Spinal Cord Rehab Innovation Challenge, according to Betakit.

Erik Bendiks, MD, is a spine surgeon with Atlanta-based Georgia Spine & Orthopaedics.

The FDA awarded AgNovos Healthcare's AGN1 Local Osteo-enhancement Procedure small volume kit breakthrough device designation on March 26.

Randall Porter, MD, a neurosurgeon with Phoenix-based Banner Health, aims to bridge the communication gap between patients and their families during the coronavirus pandemic through a new app, reports ABC15 Arizona.