Here are 55 independent spine surgery practices to know.
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This article discusses 11 issues facing surgery centers.
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Hoag Orthopaedic Institute began doing bundled payments in 2008 with patients traveling from around the country for their orthopedic services.
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We hope you enjoy this issue of Becker's Orthopedic, Spine & Pain Management Review. This issue features expertise of some of the nation's leading spine, orthopedic and pain management physicians. This issue includes several feature articles, such as:
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Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, neurosurgeon and CEO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif., believes that outpatient surgery centers and spine specialty hospitals are the future of elective spine surgery.
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Frank Phillips, MD, director of the section of minimally invasive spine surgery at Rush University Medical Center and a founding member of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush, discusses the institute and where the future is headed for minimally invasive spine procedures.
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Here are eight spine surgeons discussing the future of spinal fusions.
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Our current reimbursement model assumes all physicians perform equal treatment with the same outcomes because payors reimburse at the same level regardless of the quality of care.
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The Collaborative Spine Research Foundation was created in November of 2011 by a partnership between the American Association of Neurosurgeons/Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation and the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation to promote clinical research and unity among all spine surgeons.
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Here are 12 spine surgeons recently recognized or rewarded for achievements in their field.
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There are several steps spine surgeons must take when migrating their cases from the inpatient setting to an outpatient surgery center.
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Kentucky last month signed into law a bill requiring physicians to consult the state's online drug database, Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting, prior to prescribing pain medication to a patient.
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Opioid narcotic underutilization and overutilization are common concerns among primary care physicians and pain management physicians alike, and a clear communication system between physicians can ease the risk of inaccurate or inconsistent prescribing, says Yousuf Sayeed, MD, of the Spine Center at DuPage Medical Group in Naperville, Ill.
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Here are 10 benchmarking statistics on net revenue for pain management cases in the ASC setting, according to data from VMG Health's Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2010.
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Brian Cole, MD, section head of the Cartilage Research Program and Cartilage Restoration Center at Rush University Medical Center, discusses five big challenges facing orthopedic surgeons in today's volatile healthcare environment.
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This is a list of 22 ambulatory surgery centers driven by orthopedic spine and neurosurgery procedures.
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Here are five points on orthopedic surgeon income and payment models based on the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2012.
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Here are 15 statistics on orthopedic surgeon compensation based on the Medscape Orthopedist Compensation Report 2012.
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This article is by Douglas Smith, MD, president of Musculoskeletal Imaging Consultants.
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Head injuries are a ubiquitous part of competitive sports and sports medicine.
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The global market for teleradiology is expected to grow at a CAGR of 19.3 percent through 2015, according to a report from TechNavio.
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Adam Higman of Soyring Consulting discusses 10 steps for spine surgeons and groups to take when negotiating contracts with implant vendors.
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Over the past decade, spine care technology has exploded. Surgeons and engineers have contributed to new innovations, some of which have revolutionized the field while others haven't been proven in the literature.
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Eric Major, President and CEO of spine device company K2M, Inc., discusses where spine technology is headed and his company's plan for success in the future.
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Here are 10 milestones for spine devices and implants.
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Here are 30 orthopedic surgeons on the move in 2012.
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