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Govt. shutdown looms | Spine CEO's adaptive strategies | Patient-specific disc implant debuts | Stryker's '25 sales jump 11.2% | 2 systems name neurosurgery leaders

January 30, 2026 1. 1 spine CEO's adaptive strategy to remain independent Full story 2. Government shutdown looms: What's at stake for healthcare Full story 3. Abandoned calls were crushing access. How Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates reduced them 75%. 4. Dr. Jeffrey…

1 key to scale spine care: Dr. David Skaggs | An equitable approach to VBC | Dr. Bassel Diebo to co-lead spine at RI hospital | HSS partners for AI agents | Miss. group adds spine surgeon

January 29, 2026 1. The equitable approach to make value-based care soar Full story 2. The 3-way fix to ASCs' prior authorization issues Full story 3. Northwell Health and Texas Spine Care Center unpack ASC performance priorities — join them here.…

Spine leaders' top pain points | HSS' 'one-stop' spine shop | CMS floats nearly flat MA payments | Spine's most valuable outcomes metric | A lasting spine program blueprint

January 28, 2026 1. Spine's most valuable qualitative outcomes metric Full story 2. CMS proposes nearly flat Medicare Advantage payments for 2027: 6 notes Full story 3. Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Rush + Johns Hopkins share ASC strategies at Becker's Spine…

Hidden risks of robot-first spine training | OrthoIndy's IT advantage | CON laws by state | 2 spine lawsuit updates | 4 spine surgery firsts in Jan.

January 27, 2026 1. The hidden risks of robot-1st spine training Full story 2. Know your ASC's clinical wheelhouse: Dr. Nikhil Shetty Full story 3. Flu affects up to 41 million yearly. Protect staff and strengthen infection prevention in 6…

Medtronic spine screws allegedly fracture after fusion | 'Parallel illusions' in spine care | Zimmer Biomet plans layoffs | Spark Spine earns patent allowance | IAOTP honors Dr. Stefano Sinicropi

January 26, 2026 1. 'Parallel illusions' in healthcare upend physicians and patients, spine surgeon says Full story 2. Why value-based care is 'no longer theoretical' — and why ASCs need to catch up Full story 3. Cut burnout, not care quality. Streamline…

Spine's under-the-radar trends | Congress grills payer CEOs | Spine patent case against DePuy revived | Spine ASCs' patient experience playbook | What payers get wrong about MSK care

January 23, 2026 1. Spine's under-the-radar trends Full story 2. 'Vertical integration is destroying people's ability to access care': Payer CEOs face bipartisan congressional grilling Full story 3. 70% of physicians say AI boosts well-being. See 6 ways to apply it…

Trump's healthcare plan: 3 big questions | AI to ease spine access crisis | Spine practice culture green flags | New SI joint system launches | CMS pay per ASC patient

January 22, 2026 1. Spine surgeon sees AI easing nationwide access crisis Full story 2. 3 big questions about Trump's healthcare policy plan Full story 3. Denials up 60%: Learn how top ortho groups are adapting here. 4. Steindler Orthopedics' CEO…

Spine issues drawing renewed scrutiny | Congress' bipartisan health package: 8 notes | Pain management collabs redefine spine care | Spine triage and LLMs: 5 notes | What CMS' IPO phase-out means for surgical care

January 21, 2026 1. Pain management collaborations redefine spine surgery Full story 2. Congress pitches bipartisan health package: 8 things to know Full story 3. Flu affects up to 41 million yearly. Protect staff and strengthen infection prevention in 6…

Dr. Colin Haines' AR spine milestone | OrthoIndy's new CIO | A shift needed for spine diversity | HSS names new exec | CMS pain reimbursement draws pushback

January 20, 2026 1. Dr. Colin Haines performs world's first AR Bertolotti resection Full story 2. OrthoIndy names CIO Full story 3. Cut burnout, not care quality. Streamline operations and safeguard clinicians in 6 steps here. 4. DISC Surgery Center…

Trump's healthcare plan light on specifics: 3 notes | Dr. Kern Singh: Outpatient spine's new advantage | Radiation-free navigation revives spine technique | Propirio spine tool earns FDA clearance | New economics of ASC M&A

What the outpatient shift, ASC deals mean for spine care. January 16, 2026 1. The new outpatient spine advantage: Dr. Kern Singh Full story 2. Trump pitches healthcare policy outline aimed at lowering costs: 3 takeaway Full story 3. 70% of…

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