Machine learning is being tested to predict spine surgery risks and plan operations.

October 27, 2026

1. Physician accused of billing $19M for nonexistent orthopedic care Full story

2. Judge advances Zimmer Biomet kickback lawsuit Full story

3. A DNFB backlog isn’t always a billing problem. See where the dollars really sit here.

 

4. The 50 best hospitals for outpatient orthopedic surgery in 2027: Healthgrades Full story

5. How machine learning is changing spine surgery: 5 takeaways Full story

6. Corewell Health’s first-year blueprint for MR-guided focused ultrasound program. Find it here.

 

7. What Bon Secours Mercy Health’s Surgery Partners deal means for orthopedics and spine Full story

8. 5 contract terms that can haunt spine and orthopedic surgeons Full story

9. The physician workforce shift ASCs can’t ignore Full story

10. Wellstar leaders on the safety risk hiding in medication storage. Read the white paper here.

11. Arizona surgeon performs world 1st with Stryker ankle technology Full story

 

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15. Becker’s upcoming webinars: network fragmentation, cloud ERP readiness and physician compensation data. See the sessions here.

 

 

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