Orthopedic medtech company Advita Ortho has acquired three novel intellectual property applications from Bauer Innovations for shoulder arthroplasty technologies. The patent applications and technologies will expand Advita Ortho’s Equinoxe Shoulder System portfolio by treating patients with glenoid bone loss using…
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Utilization review teams face a constant squeeze: manual EHR searches for clinical documentation slow admission and appeal processes, introduce errors and raise denial risk — all while revenue hangs in the balance. Stormont Vail Health confronted these inefficiencies directly. By…
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- Brianna Brown, MSN, BSN, RN-BC, CCDS, Director of Clinical Performance, Stormont Vail Health
- Sri V. Suravarapu, MD, MPH, CPE, CHCQM-PHYADV, Medical Director of Utilization Review / Clinical Appeals, Stormont Vail Health
Despite time-outs and standard protocols, positioning-related nerve and pressure injuries continue to occur in spine surgery. They tend to strike where teams least expect them — in high-complexity cases, in prone and lateral positions, and in patients whose risk was…
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- Jen Anzalone MSN, RN, CNOR, CSSL, NPD-BC, NE-BC, Perioperative Consultant and Surgical Services Nurse Manager, J. Anzalone Consulting
Spine and orthopedic malpractice cases produced jury awards and settlements ranging from $750,000 to $27 million over the past year. Here are three cases Becker’s reported on, ordered by amount. Editor’s note: This list is not exhaustive and includes only…
Advances in minimally invasive techniques, robotic technology, motion-preserving procedures and complex spinal reconstruction are transforming spine care. Across the country, orthopedic spine surgeons are driving those advances by improving patient outcomes, advancing clinical research and training the next generation of…
L&K Spine recently announced the successful completion of the first global four-level cervical reconstruction using its newly launched BluEx-C Cervical Expandable Cage. The landmark procedure was performed on July 20 by Christopher Chittum, MD, a neurosurgeon at Spartanburg Medical Center…
Regentis Biomaterials is targeting an estimated $3 billion U.S. cartilage repair market with GelrinC, an investigational hydrogel-based implant designed to regenerate damaged knee cartilage through a single-step procedure. GelrinC is designed as an off-the-shelf cartilage repair platform that can be…
A patient with chronic back pain who lands in the wrong office at the wrong moment can walk out scheduled for a surgery they never needed. Designing that failure mode out of the system is the premise behind the spine…
SurGenTec received FDA 510(k) clearance for its ION-L navigation instruments for use with the company’s ION-L lumbar facet fixation system. The instruments are designed to work with Medtronic’s StealthStation navigation platform during posterior lumbar facet fusion procedures. The navigation instruments…
For decades, the U.S. defined the future of spine surgery. Today, too often, we are watching that future unfold elsewhere. Many American spine surgeons recognize the experience. We return from international meetings having watched innovative procedures performed routinely abroad, only…