Author: Carly Behm

Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance in Nashville and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee launched a bundled payment program with Ascension Saint Thomas for joint replacement, according to a Dec. 19 news release. The bundled payments coordinate care and streamlines claims and pricing for…

From AI to prior authorization, here are nine key studies on orthopedic care in 2025. 1. An internal study of New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery’s Lifestyle Medicine Program found it was effective for elective orthopedic surgery patients. 2.…

Philadelphia-based Rothman Orthopaedics saw many accomplishments in 2025 including new leadership and partnerships. 11 updates: 1. Rothman Orthopaedics has partnered with the Hurt! app to launch its own 24 hour care service, RothmanNow. 2. Rothman Orthopaedics is partnering with Dimension Ortho, a company that…

Here are 10 top-read news stories about spine surgeons and spine practices since Jan. 1: 1. Some fee-for-service spine procedures in traditional Medicare will have prior authorizations added, according to CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. 2. Forbes’…

When CMS quietly updated the Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) for CPT 64772 from two to six units for 2026, it didn’t make headlines, but it should have. This change isn’t simply a coding adjustment. It is a national-level acknowledgment that…

Spine robotics has advanced in 2025. Here are 13 places adding spine robots in 2025: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. To add your facility to this list, please email Carly Behm (cbehm@beckershealthcare.com). 1. MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center…

A jury awarded $27 million to a couple who alleged a spinal cord stimulator led to a man’s permanent spine injuries, Florida Today reported Dec. 18. The man was admitted to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla., for a…

Here are four updates in spine and orthopedic biologics since Nov. 6. 1. Xtant Medical’s CollagenX wound healing product is out in a full commercial launch. CollagenX can be used by cases that Xtant Medical’s spine and orthopedics biologics portfolio…

Here are 10 health systems and practice hiring spine surgeons and neurosurgeons, using LinkedIn’s job search tool. 1. Tufts Medicine in Melrose, Mass., seeks a spinal neurosurgeon. 2. MaineHealth in Scarborough seeks a spinal neurosurgeon. 3. MD West One in…

Phoenix Children’s Research Institute earned three R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health, including one focused on spine care, according to a Dec. 18 news release. Matthew Halanski, MD, division chief of orthopedics and sports medicine, earned a grant…