Some of the most-read articles reported by Becker's Spine Review this year covered surgeon lawsuits, management services organizations and a Texas spine surgeon with a large TikTok following.
Author: Ariana Portalatin
Some of the top priorities for spine and orthopedic surgeons during the second half of 2022 include staying ahead of the competition against MSOs and large hospital systems, improving patient care and recruiting staff.
Orthopedic surgeons can make an average of $251,561 per year in the best state for healthcare and $247,521 per year in the worst, according to data from career website Zippia and WalletHub, a personal finance website.
Although there are several new technologies and techniques improving outcomes for sports medicine and orthopedic patients, many surgeons are not incentivized to use them, according to Kevin Stone, MD.
Standards of care for spine surgery will become increasingly aligned as surgeons become more reliant on patient outcome data to drive treatment, one spine surgeon predicts.
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A Kansas neurosurgeon recently marked his 100th robotic-assisted procedure in 18 months.
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The increasing demands of patients is making it difficult for surgeons to meet their expectations, according to one spine surgeon.
Sigurd Berven, MD, has completed the first clinical use of NovApproach Spine's OneLIF interbody fusion device.
A neurological surgeon serving as the chief medical officer at Spinal Simplicity and four other medtech company leaders to know: