Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield signed a multi-year contract with Atlanta-based Resurgens Orthopaedics, according to a May 21 news release. Under the contract Resurgens will remain in-network for Anthem members in Georgia. The practice has nearly 100 physicians across…
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University of Iowa Health Care opened its new orthopedic-focused hospital in North Liberty; a first for the health system on April 28. The 469,000-square-foot will provide spine, orthopedic, sports medicine care and more for patients in eastern Iowa and beyond. …
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report recognized 29 hospitals as being in the top 1% of orthopedic research facilities in…
Physicians at the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health Care System, based in Charleston, S.C., have successfully completed the first total posterior spine system procedure at the facility. The TOPS device provides an alternative to traditional spinal fusions, which can limit…
Anthony McPherron, DO, of Indianapolis-based Indiana University Health is joining Ball State Athletics, according to a May 21 news release in Muncie Journal. Dr. McPherron has more than 25 years of experience and will focus on injury prevention, performance enhancement…
Onward Medical reached its fourth and fifth implantations of the Arc-brain-computer interface therapy implant for patients with spinal cord injuries. The new procedures were completed on a 48-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman at Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois in Lausanne,…
From technology to policy, spine surgeons discuss the most impactful disruptors in the field today. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues affecting spine care.…
Eric Gee, MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon at SGMC Health Smith Northview in Valdosta, Ga., has performed the system’s first endoscopic spine surgery. The surgery was possible through SGMC’s partnership with Arthrex, a surgical technology company that develops tools and…
Avant-garde Health has released its 2025 “Healthcare Research All-Stars” report, honoring the top 5% of America’s physicians and hospitals based on volume of research. The report honored 11 hospitals as the top 1% of neurosurgery and spine research facilities in…
Insurance hurdles, consolidation and minimally invasive surgical advancements are among trends that spine and orthopedic leaders are especially worried about. The 22 leaders featured in this article are speaking at Becker’s 22nd Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC +…