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The 2025 State of Patient Access Report reveals a sharp rise in financial friction: more than 1 in 3 patients now regularly struggle to pay for care, and more than 40% say they’d delay treatment without an accurate cost estimate.…
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Autocam Medical, an orthopedic device manufacturer, will spend $70 million to open a 100,000-square-foot facility in Warsaw, Ind., according to a June 16 report from 21 Alive News. The new facility expects to bring hundreds of jobs to Warsaw, otherwise…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Orthopedics & Sports Medicine Institute has opened a new walk-in clinic that will treat orthopedic and sports injuries. Orthopedics Walk-In Clinic at Ochsner Health Center – Elmwood will provide same-day care to assess, diagnose and initiate treatment…
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…
Jared Ament, MD, is at the forefront of new motion-preserving spine techniques. Dr. Ament and Amir Vokshoor, MD, debuted a 360-degree spine procedure combining Premia Spine’s Tops and Centinel Spine Prodisc-L implants. He also introduced a combination surgery with the…
Here are 10 places hiring spine surgeons: Note: This isn’t an exhaustive list. 1. WellSpan Health in Lancaster, Pa., seeks a spine surgeon. 2. St. David’s HealthCare in Georgetown, Texas, seeks a spine surgeon. 3. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia seeks…
Orthofix’s TrueLok Elevate was launched commercially, the company said June 17. TrueLok Elevate is the first commercially available device in the U.S. with a patented design for transverse bone transport, according to a news release. It is used for limb…
Arthur Jenkins, III, MD, opened his own spine practice in 2018 after working for more than a decade at New York City-based Mount Sinai. Dr. Jenkins, of New York City-based Jenkins NeuroSpine has been recognized for his work in complex…
Indiana’s state budget committee has allocated $30 million for an initiative to retain the status of Warsaw, Ind., as “the orthopedic capital of the world,” according to a June 14 report from NBC affiliate WNDU. Warsaw is currently home to…
