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DOJ alleges SD neurosurgeon performed unnecessary spinal surgeries | Dr. Kee Kim: Trends that will have the biggest impact on spine in 2020 | Ascension exec addresses work with Google | Sanford Health required to hire auditor after $20M fraud settlement

  Spine Review   Nov. 14, 2019 1. DOJ alleges Dr. Wilson Asfora performed unnecessary spinal surgeries: 4 details Full story 2. Government requires Sanford Health to hire auditor after $20M fraud settlement: 3 key notes Full story 3. Ascension leader shares 8 reactions…

DMC aims to save neurosurgery residency program headed for 2020 closure | Feds fight spine surgeon's plea for new trial in $40M kickback case | WSJ: Google project collects millions of Ascension patients' data | 75 orthopedic, spine device co. exec moves

  Spine Review   Nov. 13, 2019 1. Detroit Medical Center aims to save its neurosurgery residency program, set to close June 2020 Full story 2. Prosecutors fight spine surgeon's plea for new trial after $40M Texas kickback dispute Full story 3. Google's 'Project Nightingale'…

Dr. Domagoj Coric on price transparency + how value-based care will affect spine | 5 big spine device co. deals in 2019 — Stryker, RTI Surgical & more | Kaiser CEO Bernard J. Tyson dies | Why ASC leaders are optimistic about spine, other specialties

  Spine Review   Nov. 12, 2019 1. 5 big spine device co. deals in 2019 Full story 2. Dr. Domagoj Coric on price transparency + how value-based care will affect spine Full story 3. Kaiser Permanente CEO Bernard J. Tyson dies Full story 4. The ASC market…

Michigan hospital to lose neurosurgery residency program | Lawsuit over Aetna's spine surgery coverage gets dismissed | Typo in regulation costs Kansas hospital $600K | Former Stryker, DePuy exec named Carlsmed COO

  Spine Review   Nov. 11, 2019 1. Michigan hospital to lose neurosurgery residency program — 5 things to know Full story 2. Judge dismisses lawsuit over Aetna's spine surgery coverage: 4 things to know Full story 3. Typo in regulation costs Kansas hospital $600K Full…

Spine industry changes to expect in 2020: Dr. Oren Gottfried | Mass. hospital pays $13M to orthopedic surgeon over alleged wrongful termination | 19 hospital bankruptcies, state by state | Spine robotics drive 16% Q3 sales spike for Globus Medical

  Spine Review   Nov. 8, 2019 1. What changes Dr. Oren Gottfried expects to see in spine in 2020 Full story 2. Massachusetts General Hospital pays $13M settlement to orthopedic surgeon over wrongful termination allegations Full story 3. 19 hospital bankruptcies, state by state Full…

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3-way merger to open $144M spine, orthopedic hospital in Wis. | Independent physicians' common financial mistakes: 6 spine surgeons discuss | CVS to close 22 'underperforming' stores | Alphatec, NuVasive & more: 11 device co. notes

  Spine Review   Nov. 7, 2019 1. What 6 spine surgeons say are common financial mistakes Full story 2. 3-group merger to create $144M spine, orthopedic and pain hospital Full story 3. CVS to close 22 'underperforming' stores Full story 4. ASCs' procedural documentation is…

CMS to hike rates for MIS SI joint fusions by 27% in 2020: 4 details | Stryker's $5.4B deal may hit antitrust snag | Kaiser CEO: Warren's 'Medicare for All' would cost jobs | 6 spine, neurosurgeons in the news — Drs. Martin Quirno, Jay Morgan & more

  Spine Review   Nov. 6, 2019 1. Tenet agrees to pay $66M settlement in orthopedic surgical facility kickback suit Full story 2. MIS SI joint fusions to see 27% rate increase by CMS in 2020: 4 details Full story 3. Warren's 'Medicare for All'…

Calif. hospital adds 7 neurosurgeons to curb leakage | How Dr. Brian Gantwerker built a private spine, brain practice despite payer pushback | CMS' final outpatient, physician payment rules for 2020: 9 key notes | Zimmer Biomet's Q3 spine sales down 1.9%

  Spine Review   Nov. 5, 2019 1. California hospital adds 7 neurosurgeons to curb patient leakage Full story 2. How Dr. Brian Gantwerker built his private spine practice despite payer pushback: 4 key insights Full story 3. CMS' final outpatient, physician payment rules for…

CMS removes 6 spine procedures from inpatient-only list | NuVasive CEO Chris Barry on the US spine market, co. growth | Adventist, St. Joseph merger rejected by Calif. regulators | 44% of US physicians were hospital-employed in 2018 + more market insights

  Spine Review   Nov. 4, 2019 1. CMS removes 6 spinal procedures from inpatient-only list Full story 2. NuVasive CEO Chris Barry on the U.S. spine market, company growth Full story 3. Adventist, St. Joseph merger rejected by Calif. regulators Full story 4. ASCs' procedural documentation…

Spinal fusion and BMP: key conclusions from 5 spine surgeons | How price transparency, bundles drive change in spine | Judge: Dignity Health's $100M class-action settlement is unreasonable | Alphatec posts $11.6M loss in Q3

  Spine Review   Nov. 1, 2019 1. Spinal fusion and BMP: key conclusions from 5 spine surgeons Full story 2. How price transparency and bundles are driving change in spine Full story 3. Dignity Health's $100M class-action settlement is unreasonable, judge says Full story 4. High…

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