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About a decade ago, Yu-Po Lee, MD, made the decision to move from the University of California San Diego to the University of California Irvine. He shared the factors that went into that decision, along with advice for other spine…
Spine surgeon Choi Gun, MD, and his spinal medtech company AllThatSpine, has partnered with Veyond Metaverse, an industry leader in 5D digital surgery and extended reality technology.
Cincinnati-based Mercy Health has finalized its planned acquisition of Paducah-based Orthopedic Institute of Western Kentucky, according to a Jan. 20 report from the Times Leader.
Columbia (Mo.) Orthopaedic Group added podiatry on Jan. 1 when Robert "Scott" Foster, DPM, joined the practice.
Dan Scavilla is CEO of Globus Medical, which merged with spine devicemaker NuVasive in 2023.
Paducah-based Southern Orthopedic Associates, otherwise known as the Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky, has agreed to pay $660,000 to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it failed to protect patient information from a 2021 cyberattack, according to a Jan.…
Endoscopic spine surgery costs more for hospitals than open surgical procedures but is associated with fewer complications for patients, according to a study published in the January edition of the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.
Hyun Bae, MD, has his eyes on the evolution of outpatient spine surgery and value-based care. And one key element to their trajectories will be physician control.
Prior authorizations for medical care, violence against healthcare workers and declining reimbursements are all trends that one orthopedic surgeon believes should be left behind.