Spine robotics have become a significant investment for hospitals and ASCs, but realizing a return can depend on more than acquiring the technology. Nine spine surgeons discuss what separates programs that extract real value from robotics from those that struggle…
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Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) bone density testing among Medicare beneficiaries declined 35.4% from 2005 to 2023, according to a study published Aug. 6 in Osteoporosis International. Researchers from Madison-based University of Wisconsin, Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania Health System, Washington, D.C.-based…
Orthopedic surgeon James Urbaniak, MD, who had served as chief of orthopedic surgery at Durham, N.C.-based Duke University for almost two decades, died July 18. He was 90 years old. Dr. Urbaniak earned his medical degree from Duke and was…
It has been about eight months since Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Indiana kicked off its HealthSync Designated Orthopedic Network, directing Anthem HealthSync plan members to surgeons and facilities that satisfy certain cost and quality benchmarks. Now, savings…
CMS’ decision to phase out the inpatient-only list could reshape how surgery itself is approached. However, according to two orthopedic and spine surgeons who have built their careers around the shift to outpatient surgery, eliminating the list does not have…
Steven Choung, MD, performed surgery on Orlando City SC midfielder Braian Ojeda to repair a Jones fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. The procedure took place at Orlando (Fla.) Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute in Orlando, according to…
The Q2 earnings season for 2026 is in the books for the orthopedics and spine sector, and the results paint a picture of a market still growing steadily despite tariff pressure, cyber-attack recovery costs and ongoing structural shakeups. Stryker Revenue:…
The career path decision is not getting any easier for physicians. Independent practice. Hospital employment. Private equity partnership. ASC ownership. For spine and orthopedic surgeons, choosing a path has never come with more options. Three physicians who have been through…
When Andrew Zhang, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, arrived at the Philadelphia-based University of Pennsylvania, endoscopic spine surgery was not part of the orthopedic spine program’s routine practice. That changed Feb. 27. Dr. Zhang performed the department’s first endoscopic spine…
Frank Frassica, MD, a former director of the department of orthopedic surgery at Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University, died July 25 at age 73. Dr. Frassica left the Navy in 1992 and joined Johns Hopkins, where he rose to professor of…