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It's often said that where Medicare goes, private payers will follow. For hospitals, health systems and other providers, it has been the most influential healthcare program for the industry in recent decades.

Belle Vernon, Pa.-based The Orthopedic Group is opening a new location in Jefferson Hills, Pa., according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

Neurosurgeon Tien V. Le, MD, joined Tampa Bay Neurosurgery & Spine Specialists in Brandon, Fla.

Aesculap Implant Systems made the S4 Element MIS System available for posterior lumbar pedicle screw fixation systems for endoscope technology to gain direct visualization.

John D. Tydings, MD, founded Central Jersey Spine Associates in Lawrenceville, N.J., in 1995. He previously practiced with Trenton (N.J.) Orthopaedic Group and is the former director of spinal trauma at Capital Health Systems in Trenton. He is on staff…

An article published in Spine examines functional activity for patients after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

The rapidly changing healthcare landscape has left physicians numerous ethical dilemmas on a regular basis, according to a Medical Economics report.

  Osseon announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance and the commercial release of its Osseoflex SB 2ml steerable balloon, an addition to its articulating vertebral augmentation product line.

Here are seven hospitals and health systems opening new spine or neurosurgery centers or expanding existing services.

Medtronic reported slight fiscal year 2015 first quarter revenue growth over the same period last year, with 6 percent revenue growth in the United States, on the heels of the company's announcement to acquire Covidien in June.