Three of the most underrated and overlooked clinical innovations in orthopedics are the development of arthroscopic surgery, the ability for surgeons to view results on the move and the advancements in regenerative medicine. Many of the care delivery methods and…
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As CMS gears up to implement its new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, one orthopedic surgeon is not too concerned about its day-to-day impact on the addition of prior authorization arthroscopy for knee osteoarthritis. According to David Bernstein, MD,…
The newly introduced CMS model, which introduces prior authorizations for some traditional procedures, could lead to increased administrative burdens and potentially cause delays to care. CMS’s Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, which aims to cut down on costs, includes…
Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital acquired its first spine robot, and Suken Shah, MD, said it gives surgeons an advantage working with complex pediatric spine cases. So far the robot, Velys Spine, has been used in a few cases in…
Outpatient spine surgery remains an area of growth with the share of spine surgeries in the ASC growing 8% between 2021 and 2024. And for Hardy Sikand, CEO of Indiana Spine Group, some procedures are staples for the practice’s ASC.…
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Spine surgeon Robert Masson, MD, CEO of eXeX, is leading a new era of artificial intelligence-based operating room technologies. In May, eXeX’s surgical mapping software, used with Apple Vision Pro, launched commercially at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital with Robert Knego,…
Spine robots are great when it comes to navigation and instrumentation, but surgeons have yet to fully tap into their potential, Katherine Wagner, MD, said at Becker’s 22nd Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC + The Future of Spine Conference. Dr.…
The next advancements in endoscopic spine surgery that physicians should anticipate include improvements in instruments and the incorporation of regenerative medicine. Sanjay Konakondla, MD, and Albert Telfeian, MD, PhD, who operate New York City-based Endoscopic Spine Institute of New York,…
Motion-preserving spine techniques can improve the quality of life for more people, but insurers remain a significant hurdle for surgeons, Jared Ament, MD, said. In new milestones, Dr. Ament debuted procedures combining disc replacement and facet replacement. He spoke with…
Spine robots have enormous potential to improve their integrations, but companies should explore more ways to make them accessible to wider groups, Grant Booher, MD, said. Dr. Booher, of Longhorn Brain & Spine in Fort Worth, Texas, spoke with Becker’s…