Dr. Perez-Cruet outlines the key trends and challenges that will change that are changing the way surgeons practice today and in the future.
Question: What emerging technology are you most interested in today and why?
Dr. Mick Perez-Cruet: Stem cell for intervertebral disc regeneration. This is a very exciting area of clinical research and investigation and has the potential to benefit most of our patients, provided the appropriate cost-effective technologies are developed.
Q: How do you think your practice will change in the next three years? What are you doing today to prepare?
MPC: There are certainly increasing administrative burdens. We need to prepare for this and improve our practice’s ancillary services and efficiency to defray the added practice cost.
Q: What is the most dangerous trend in healthcare, spine or orthopedics today and why?
MPC: Restricted vendor access and lack of appropriate payment for medical devices by our large healthcare providers. This eliminates smaller companies with innovative products for our patients and has a detrimental impact on healthcare innovations that benefit our patients.
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