American Association of Neurological Surgeons President William T. Couldwell, MD, gave his perspective on the changing landscape of surgeon employment in a recent edition of AANS Neurosurgeon.
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An article published in the Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques collected data from 24 patients who underwent microendoscopic discectomy for far lateral lumbar disc herniation.
About a third of U.S. healthcare spending stems from inpatient hospital services, and five specific hospitalization categories represent most of that spending.
A House Ways and Means Committee bill that would repeal and replace Medicare's sustainable growth rate formula would cost $121.1 billion from 2014 to 2023, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Sens. Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have introduced legislation that would repeal and replace the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
The reach of technological innovation continues to grow, changing all industries as it evolves. In healthcare, technology is increasingly playing a role in almost all processes, from patient registration to data monitoring, from lab tests to self-care tools.
This past July, what started as a regional issue and ballooned to a national issue ended as a nonissue.
A study recently published in The Spine Journal examined the cost of treating patients for adult spinal deformity at hospitals over the years.
The North American Spine Society chose Ontario, Canada-based Ortech Data Centre to design and manage the NASS registry.
Scott Spann, MD, is the founder of Westlake Orthopaedics Spine & Sports in Austin, Texas. He is also the chairman of spine surgery at The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center in Austin and founder of Pantheon Spinal, a medical device…