Outpatient services, including spine and orthopedics, are expected to see significant growth between 2025 and 2035, according to Sg2’s 2025 Impact of Change Forecast. Overall outpatient care volumes are projected to grow 18%, the report said. For spine and orthopedics,…
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Daniel Choi, MD, completed his 50th surgery using the prodisc C-Vivo cervical disc replacement with more than 100 implanted discs total, his practice said July 1. The milestone case was completed at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y., according to…
New generations of spine robots in the market have significant advantages compared to their predecessors, Suken Shah, MD, said. Dr. Shah, of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital, spoke with Becker’s about the unique challenges in pediatric spine surgery and how…
Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital acquired its first spine robot, and Suken Shah, MD, said it gives surgeons an advantage working with complex pediatric spine cases. So far the robot, Velys Spine, has been used in a few cases in…
Houston Methodist has integrated two 7D Flash Navigation Systems to improve surgical navigation. The installation of the systems, which was led by Paul Holman, MD, provides more efficient and radiation-free workflows, according to a July 1 LinkedIn post. Dr. Holman…
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The COVID-19 pandemic cemented virtual care as a clinical mainstay. Now, health systems are shifting from survival mode to long-term strategy. But scaling telehealth sustainably demands more than…
Outpatient spine surgery remains an area of growth with the share of spine surgeries in the ASC growing 8% between 2021 and 2024. And for Hardy Sikand, CEO of Indiana Spine Group, some procedures are staples for the practice’s ASC.…
The move to add prior authorization for some spine procedures under CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model concerns some physicians. However Christian Zimmerman, MD, said some of these additions were a long time coming. Dr. Zimmerman, of St.…