Here are 10 top-read news stories about spine surgeons and spine practices since Jan. 1: 1. Some fee-for-service spine procedures in traditional Medicare will have prior authorizations added, according to CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. 2. Forbes’…
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When CMS quietly updated the Medically Unlikely Edit (MUE) for CPT 64772 from two to six units for 2026, it didn’t make headlines, but it should have. This change isn’t simply a coding adjustment. It is a national-level acknowledgment that…
Editor’s Note: A North Carolina trial court has upheld the constitutionality of the state’s certificate-of-need laws in a Dec. 12 ruling. Charlotte, N.C.-based OrthoCarolina is already mapping out its ASC growth plan after North Carolina lifted its CON restrictions last…
Infusion centers are under growing pressure as cancer incidence rises and treatment protocols grow more complex. At the same time, staffing shortages and workforce fatigue are making it harder to meet demand. Facilities, pharmacy operations, and clinical teams aren’t scaling…
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Spine robotics has advanced in 2025. Here are 13 places adding spine robots in 2025: Note: This is not an exhaustive list. To add your facility to this list, please email Carly Behm (cbehm@beckershealthcare.com). 1. MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center…
A jury awarded $27 million to a couple who alleged a spinal cord stimulator led to a man’s permanent spine injuries, Florida Today reported Dec. 18. The man was admitted to Holmes Regional Medical Center in Melbourne, Fla., for a…
Engineers at Houston-based Rice University and orthopedic oncologists at the The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, also in Houston, developed patient-specific computer models to assist in planning complex pelvic reconstructions following hemipelvectomy. Using CT and MRI scans, researchers…
Phoenix-based Banner Health has added Hunter Aronson, DO, to its orthopedic staff. Dr. Aronson joined The Joint Replacement of Northern Colorado, and primarily performs surgeries at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley, according to a Dec. 16 news release from…
Federal funding cuts. Clinician shortages. A projected 21% spike in the uninsured population. The conditions for a capacity crisis are already here — and most hospitals aren’t equipped to respond. But systems like Baptist Health Arkansas, University Health, Northwell Health…
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Here are four updates in spine and orthopedic biologics since Nov. 6. 1. Xtant Medical’s CollagenX wound healing product is out in a full commercial launch. CollagenX can be used by cases that Xtant Medical’s spine and orthopedics biologics portfolio…