Here are three high-profile cases this year in which spine surgeons agreed to settlements to resolve allegations against them:
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Despite the widespread disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Vladimir Sinkov, MD, opened his independent practice, Sinkov Spine Center, June 1.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC recently led a team of researchers and clinicians to establish guidelines for a safe return to youth sports.
Few orthopedic procedures are considered essential, according to GlobalData, and it could take a year before many procedures return to pre-COVID-19 volume.
Aetna will cover minimally invasive arthrodesis of the sacroiliac joint under a new policy, which was outlined in a May 29 announcement from medical device company SI-Bone.
An ASC project proposal was filed with the Alabama State Health Planning and Development Agency, according to Definitive Healthcare data.
The Steadman Clinic in Vail, Colo., signed a letter of intent to absorb OrthoAspen, which is part of Aspen (Colo.) Valley Hospital, The Aspen Times reports.
Chicago could see multiple waves of COVID-19 as businesses reopen, according to Richard Berger, MD, an orthopedic surgeon who shared his thoughts with Becker's Spine Review.
Petoskey, Mich.-based Bay Street Orthopaedics & Spine is opening an office in Gaylord, Mich., June 15, Gaylord Herald Times reports.
Des Plaines- based Illinois Bone & Joint Institute on June 1 opened a physician office in Kildeer, Ill.