Sophie Eydis

AI is moving quickly into spine care, from ambient documentation and surgical planning to predictive analytics, triage and revenue cycle. Some early results are significant. One spine practice reported doubling clinic throughput with algorithmic triage, while orthopedic groups are using…

From mounting administrative burdens to fragmented care and volume-driven reimbursement, spine surgeons see mounting pressure on long-standing care models. Eight spine surgeons discussed which parts of spine care may not survive the next decade and what could replace them. Ask…

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and Tampa-based Florida Orthopaedic Institute became the first in the world to perform surgery using Smith+Nephew’s EVOS Pelvic and Acetabular System, an FDA-cleared system for treating complex pelvic and acetabular fractures. The first procedure was performed…

Spine practices have weathered years of reimbursement pressure by finding somewhere else to make up the difference. They have increased volume, improved efficiency, shifted cases outpatient and added ancillary revenue. But recent Becker’s reporting suggests each of those strategies has…

Researchers developed an automated method to measure bone mineral density from CT scans already used to plan Mako robotic-assisted knee arthroplasty, potentially giving surgeons more information when deciding between cemented and cementless implants, according to a June study published in…

Independent spine practices are being squeezed from both sides of the balance sheet. Reimbursement is declining while labor, technology and administrative costs rise. At the same time, payers are making payment harder to secure, outpatient migration is making facility ownership…

The U.S. has the most significant structural barriers to endoscopic spine surgery adoption globally, driven by reimbursement, training and institutional challenges, according to a study published July 8 in the International Journal of Spine Surgery.  Researchers surveyed 1,834 spine surgeons.…

Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD, a longtime orthopedic surgery leader and founding member of the International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, has died. Dr. Andersson joined Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center in 1985 and served as chairman of…

Casper (Wyo.) Orthopedics will add Trevor Mordhorst, MD, a physiatrist specializing in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine, effective Sept. 1. Dr. Mordhorst will provide spine and musculoskeletal care, according to an August news release shared with Becker’s. His clinical services…

James Mooney, MD, spent seven years training in neurosurgery and another year specializing in minimally invasive and complex spine deformity surgery. The most difficult part of the job, he said, is not the operation. It is deciding who should have…