Orthopedic surgeon gets 5 months in federal prison for illegal hydrocodone pill distribution: 4 notes | ISASS names Dr. Jack Zigler president | Boston Children’s Hospital sues Saudi prince over $3.5M bill | Medicrea’s patient-specific spinal implant use up 68%…
Spine Review
California neurosurgeon charged with billing fraud: 4 points | Orthopedic surgeons earn $482,000 average annual compensation | 9 hospitals with strong finances | DOJ charges 24 in $1.2B+ medical device kickback scheme – 5 insights From: Becker's Spine Review <scott@beckersasc.com>…
4 spine physicians convicted in Forest Park Medical Center kickback scheme | What drives up spine surgery costs, length of stay? 5 notes | 17 healthcare CEOs make list of overpaid executives | Future of biologics in spine – 3…
Former pain practice CEO found guilty in $4M kickback operation – 4 details | Texas Back Institute – who we are today | 105-year-old Ohio hospital closes | Spinal fusion rates – 6 notes on ALIF From: Becker's Spine Review…
10 things to know about spinal disc replacement | New York AG sues stem cell clinic over unproven procedures – 8 insights | Ex-Florida hospital director gets prison time for role in $1B fraud scheme | 19 spine devices receive…
Thrive in spine for the next 5-10 years – 12 key thoughts | Surgeons perform 1.62M instrumented spinal fusions per year in the US: 5 things to know | Arkansas hospital operator ousted over ‘real and present danger’ to assets…
Is 3D printing the future of spinal implant technology? 4 key thoughts | Medtronic requests review in $23M patent infringement decision | Safety issues spur Pa. hospital to create new exec position | The cost of BMP for scoliosis surgery:…
The big disruptors in spine – key thoughts from Dr. Isador Lieberman | FDA reclassification of posterior cervical scew system: 5 things to know | Former hospital exec sues Tenet, claims retaliation for reporting unnecessary surgeries | Awake spinal fusion…
Dr. Frank Phillips: The next opportunities for success in spine | Spine surgeon claims in court he thought co-marketing agreement with Forest Park Medical Center was legal – 8 insights | Lawsuit alleges San Diego hospital secretly recorded 1,800 patients…
What drives spine, orthopedic device co M&A today – and what to watch through 2020 | Spine in ASCs – 10 things to know | Dueling healthcare policy proposals spark $40B stock sell-off | Spinal fusion with stem cells vs.…
