From clinical outcomes to costs, here are the key discoveries in spine surgery this year: 1. A study from Plano-based Texas Back Institute found positive clinical results for patients having hybrid spine surgery. Researchers looked at a series of 305 patients having…
Author: Carly Behm
In 2025, seven orthopedic practices announced and/or completed closures. 1. The Orthopedic Institute in Sioux Falls, S.D., will close its doors after 20 years in order to relocate to Tea, S.D. 2. Mobile-based Alabama Orthopaedic Clinic closed April 11. Barry…
Orthopedic surgeon Lyle Micheli, MD, director emeritus of Boston Children’s sports medicine division, died, the hospital said in a Dec. 17 announcement. Dr. Micheli co-founded the nation’s first sports medicine clinic for young athletes at Boston Children’s, and that be…
Ashland (Ore.) Orthopedics is set to close as Asante Ashland Community Hospital transitions to a satellite campus next year, Ashland.news reported Dec. 19. Asante gave 90-day notices to orthopedic staff on Dec. 4, and closure is expected by March 4.…
Two legal cases involving spine patients and physicians came to a close in the past week: 1. Three physicians were cleared in a spine patient’s $3 million lawsuit that alleged his diagnosis was delayed. A jury ruled that emergency medicine…
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Ramin Rak, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon was elected chief of neurosurgery at Smithtown, N.Y.-based St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, effective Jan. 1. The hospital is an affiliate of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Dr. Rak is a neurosurgeon…
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’…