In February spine surgeons added to their titles in new leadership roles. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Neurosurgeon Anthony Asher, MD, was named president of Prisma Health Neurosciences Institute in Greenville, S.C. 2. The Charlottesville-based University of…
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Sacramento-based Shriners Children’s Northern California will open its first off-campus extension clinic March 19, bringing pediatric orthopedic and sports medicine services to families in Folsom, Calif., and El Dorado Hills, Calif., according to a Feb. 26 Folsom Times report. The…
Apex Spine and Neurosurgery in Bethlehem, Ga., experienced a data breach affecting 2,500 individuals. On Dec. 23 staff discovered an unknown actor accessed part of the computer network and installed a virus to lock files, the practice said in a…
Ninety-five percent. Ninety-seven percent. Ninety-eight percent. Accuracy rates look strong on paper. But are they enough? In today’s environment, payers are using advanced analytics to flag documentation inconsistencies at scale. Clinical validation denials are rising. Audit scrutiny is intensifying. At…
Mar 31, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM America/Chicago
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Laura Legg, RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CDIP
Vice President of Coding, Coronis Health
More than 312,000 lumbar spine procedures have been added to the American Spine Registry from 2015 to 2024, and posterior lumbar interbody fusions/ transforaminal lumbar interbody fusions were the most common, according to the ASR 2026 report. The report, released Feb.…
Saginaw, Mich.-based Covenant HealthCare will break ground April 8 on a $25 million orthopedic facility to expand musculoskeletal care in the region. The 25,700-square-foot center will consolidate outpatient orthopedic services at Covenant’s Mackinaw campus, with 44 exam rooms, four X-ray…
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is consolidating priority care services in Bellingham, Wash., to make room for an expanded orthopedic clinic at its main hospital campus, according to a Feb. 26 Cascadia Daily News report. Beginning March 2, priority care at the…
A University of California Los Angeles Health orthopedic surgeon is advancing a tendon-sparing approach to shoulder replacement that may significantly reduce recovery time. Ed Cheung, MD, is among a small group of surgeons in the U.S. and Europe performing shoulder…
The Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic has opened an outpatient orthopedic and spine surgery center in Johnson City, N.Y., expanding access to advanced musculoskeletal care in the area. The Guthrie Broome Orthopedic and Spine Surgery Center is the region’s first facility…
Synergy Spine Solutions earned the FDA’s premarket approval for its Synergy Disc, according to a Feb. 27 news release. The device is approved for 1-level cervical disc replacement at C3 to C7 for patients with degenerative disc disease. Approval is…