Author: Staff

Three spine surgeons discuss their patient selection process and why this step is one of the most important in spine care.

In a Physicians Practice article, Ericka L. Adler, a partner at Kamensky Rubinstein Hochman & Delott, lays out four ways individual providers can deal with bullying behavior in the workplace.

Gary, Ind.-based Methodist Hospitals is planning new orthopedic and spine care facilities at its Midlake Campus in Gary and its Southlake Campus in Merrillville, Ind., according to a Northwest Indiana Times report.

Twin Cities Orthopedics Burnsville (Minn.) has completed an expansion project that features the addition of seven exam rooms, according to a Burnsville Patch report.

CMS said Medicare will not reimburse percutaneous image-guided lumbar decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis patients, according to a new national coverage determination.

Kalamazoo, Mich.-based Stryker reported net earnings of $103 million for the third quarter, which is down dramatically from $353 million during the same period last year.

Paris and San Francisco-based SpineGuard reported a net loss of $1.65 million for the last six months of 2013, a $300,000 improvement over the same period last year.

Robert Watkins, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, has performed surgery on the San Jose Sharks right wing Adam Burish to address a disc issue, according to an ESPN NHL report.

Researchers from the Rothman Institute of Orthopedics in Philadelphia recently published a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery examining the risks, rates and reasons for unplanned readmissions after total joint arthroplasty.

At the North American Spine Society Annual Meeting last week, a group of spine surgeons led by Alan S. Hilibrand, MD, discussed healthcare reform and what spine surgeons need to know for successfully navigating the coming changes.