Kevin Ward, the former CEO of Des Moines-based Iowa Orthopedic Center, is alleging retaliation and age discrimination after he was fired days after filing a defamation lawsuit, the Des Moines Register reported June 23.
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Stuart Kinsella, MD, joined The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., on May 1, and a key element of his role will be building the robotics spine program at one of the practice's partner hospitals.
Here are three spine devices earning coverage from payers in 2023:
New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery has made multiple changes to its leadership in 2023.
Bryan Kelly, MD, will be New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery's CEO in September.
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For many patients, there can be some mystery behind what their spine surgeons do when they are not in the operating room or seeing them in the clinic. This can lead to assumptions about the profession.
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and CMS to finalize prior authorization rules to increase transparency and streamline the process.
Spine devicemaker Surgalign announced it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Here is a timeline of the company in the last year:
Richard Ferkel, MD, recieved the 2023 Arthroscopy Association of North America Distinguished Service Award, according to a June 21 news release shared with Becker's.
Cigna implemented a positive coverage policy for Intrinsic Therapeutics' Barricaid bone-anchored annular closure device, the medtech company said June 21.