Spine used 22% of its ASC block time in 2025, according to HST Pathways’ 2026 State of the ASC Industry Report. The report draws on data from 682 surgery centers in 45 states. Here are five things to know: 1.…
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Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons has broken ground on a 14,269-square-foot clinic in Millbrook, Ala., according to an Oct. 8 Montgomery Advertiser report. The project is expected to cost between $8 million and $9 million and open in late 2027.…
Spine surgery is reaching a stage where structural redesign is no longer optional. The pressures outlined in part 1 of this series are converging in ways that make the traditional practice model increasingly unsustainable. Yet these pressures also create a…
John Reynolds, CEO of the Franklin-based Bone & Joint Institute of Tennessee, told Becker’s that one of his earliest lessons in how to roll out AI platforms came at a quarterly all-staff meeting with the practice’s roughly 400 employees, where…
Honolulu-based Hawaii Pacific Health acquired All Access Ortho, an orthopedic urgent care provider. WaveEdge Capital served as exclusive sell-side mergers and acquisitions adviser to All Access Ortho in connection with the transaction. Financial terms and a transaction closing date were…
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Spine surgery has been operating under significant pressure for decades, and in today’s environment, those forces continue to accelerate. Rising administrative demands, expanding prior authorization hurdles, increasing operating costs, and persistent reimbursement decline have created a landscape where surgeons are…
DISC Surgery Center at Carlsbad (Calif.) partnered with San Diego-based Sharp HealthCare and will be co-branded as Sharp DISC Surgery Center Carlsbad. Sharp is a strategic equity partner in the surgery center. The organizations will work together to integrate diagnostics,…
Matawan, N.J.-based Alliance Orthopedics opened a new clinic in Toms River, N.J., expanding its orthopedic and rehabilitation services in the state. The clinic opened Sept. 28 and brings orthopedic specialists and conservative care providers together under one roof, according to…
At Southlake-based Spine Team Texas, most patients never see a spine surgeon. Neil Patel, MD, considers that a sign the model is working. More than two decades ago, the practice was built around an idea that was unusual for a…
An orthopedic practice can absorb financial pressure in dozens of small ways. It can wait another year to replace an X-ray machine. Renegotiate supply contracts. Push for more volume. Search for another revenue stream. Eventually, Terry Rosenthal believes practices reach…