MTF Biologics and Kolosis BIO launched DBX Fiber, the latest addition to the DBX portfolio, according to a March 31 news release. The DBX Fiber is a fiber tissue form processed to provide surgeons with superior handling and osteoinductive potential.…
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Portland, Ore.-based Regenerative Orthopedic Center has acquired West Linn, Ore.-based ActiveEDGE Physical Therapy & Wellness Center, expanding its care model to include in-house rehabilitation services. ActiveEDGE, founded in 2014, will operate under a new name, ROC Active–Orthopedic Rehabilitation. The integration…
Stavropoula Tjoumakaris, MD, has been appointed chair of the neurosurgery department at Jefferson Neurosurgery, part of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, according to a March 31 LinkedIn post. Dr. Tjoumakaris previously served as interim chair and holds multiple leadership roles, including director…
Hospitals are now operating in the year CMS has mandated reporting for two Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs) tied to severe hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia, with Medicare reimbursement implications beginning in fiscal year 2028. For CNOs, CMOs and quality leaders, that…
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Michael Kelly, MD, has joined the spine division in Stanford (Calif.) Medicine’s department of orthopedic surgery, according to a March 31 LinkedIn post. Dr. Kelly has held leadership roles at San Diego-based Rady Children’s Hospital and St. Louis-based Washington University,…
Jonathan Schaffer, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and digital health leader at Cleveland Clinic, has died, according to a March 27 Linkedin post. Dr. Schaffer spent more than 20 years at Cleveland Clinic, where he served as managing director of information…
Three lawsuits were filed March 23 alleging Nevro’s spinal cord stimulators are defectively designed and made patient’s chronic pain worse, AboutLawsuits reported March 30. All three lawsuits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California,…
In a healthcare landscape squeezed by reimbursement pressures and economic challenges, complex spine and revision surgery are becoming harder to deliver sustainably. Two spine surgeons discuss why these changes are happening. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed…
UnitedHealthcare has expanded coverage to include medical device manufacturer Highridge Medical’s Tether, a vertebral body tethering system, effective April 1. The payer now considers vertebral body tethering “medically necessary” when performed with the Tether system. UnitedHealthcare’s decision is expected to…