Author: Alan Condon

From joint-venture partnerships to innovation in spine technology and the evolution of value-based care, six surgeons discuss how outpatient migration will affect the specialty.  

From innovations in biologic treatments to physician advocacy and migrating cases to the outpatient setting, nine spine surgeons discuss the biggest opportunities in the field today.

Healthgrades published its 2021 Specialty Excellence Awards on May 11 covering 16 service lines, including the top hospitals for joint replacement. 

Spine and orthopedic procedures once considered complex — and often requiring days of recovery in the hospital — are now being performed at ASCs, with patients going home the same day.

The global surgical robot market is projected to hit $14.4 billion by 2026, up from about $6.4 billion in 2021, according to a report by MarketsandMarkets.

Healthcare data breaches continue to be an issue for medical practices this year after seeing a 55.1 percent rise in 2020.

A $56 million, three-story tower is planned for Brandon (Fla.) Regional Hospital to meet increasing demand for spine and orthopedic patients, among others, Tampa Bay Business Journal reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Montecito Medical has purchased Beachwood (Ohio) Medical Center, which specializes in spine, orthopedics and pain management, the Cleveland Jewish News reports.

Scott Tromanhauser, MD, recently stepped down as chief of spine surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, WickedLocal.com reports.

The first spine case combining augmented reality and a surgical robot was recently performed by Kornelis Poelstra, MD, PhD, director of The Robotic Spine Institute of Silicon Valley in Los Gatos, Calif.