PracticeCore, a newly launched revenue cycle management services organization, sticks out in a sea of healthcare RCM companies, Chief Medical Officer Matthew McGirt, MD, said. The MSO has a unique hyperfocus on a small set of specialties. “If you look…
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Minimally invasive robot-assisted pars fracture surgery enabled most adolescent patients to return to sports in as little as six weeks, researchers with New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery found. The retrospective study focused on nine nine adolescent patients with…
Orthopedic surgeon Nick Nenadovich, MD, has completed the first endoscopic implantation of Intrinsic Therapeutics’ Barricaid annular closure device in the Great Lakes region. Dr. Nenadovich of Chesterton, Ind.-based Lakeshore Bone & Joint Institute performed the procedure to treat a herniated…
The North American Spine Society has announced the winners for its five Recognition Awards. The recognitions are awarded to individuals who make outstanding contributions to NASS and the spine care field, according to a Nov. 14 news release from the…
Winchester, Va.-based Valley Health has opened an orthopedic practice in Winchester, Va. Valley Health Center for Orthopedic Excellence is the health system’s first general orthopedics practice in the area, according to a Nov. 12 news release from Valley Health. The…
Potomac Valley Orthopaedic Associates, a division of The Centers for Advanced Orthopaedics, opened a new location in Rockville, Md. The new office will expand the practice’s orthopedic services and capabilities to additional patients in Montgomery County and the Washington metropolitan…
Expandable titanium cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion are safe and effective, according to a study in the Oct. 2025 issue of the Journal of Spine Surgery. The cages may offer an advantage with achieving optimal sagittal alignment in…
Spine surgeons across the country are being recognized for first-in-their-region procedures, landmark technology integrations and pioneering surgical techniques. Here are five spine surgeons who have made headlines in the last two weeks: Alex Vaccaro, MD, PhD, and Paul Celestre, MD,…
SpineLine, the publication of the North American Spine Society, has named its 2025 class of “20 under 40,” which highlights spine-focused physicians under 40 leaders in the specialty. Here is the 2025 class: • Ilyas Aleem, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Ann Arbor, Mich. • Zainab…
This resource outlines the significant burden of schizophrenia on patients and healthcare systems, emphasizing the prevalence of persistent symptoms (positive, negative, and cognitive) despite treatment. It highlights the high rates of treatment discontinuation due to bothersome side effects and the…
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