Spine

The next major failure in spine care may not begin in the operating room. It could begin when a patient in a smaller market cannot find a surgeon nearby. It could deepen when an insurer delays imaging, therapy or an…

Gabriele Jasper, MD, founder of the Jasper Spine Institute in Brick Township, N.J., died in a plane crash July 13 in upstate New York. He was 70, according to a July 15 Jersey Shore Online report.  Dr. Jasper was piloting…

Cleveland Clinic will incorporate a neurological assessment center into its new Neurological Institute building, scheduled to open in early 2027, to collect standardized measures of patients’ neurological function during routine outpatient visits. The center will use markerless motion capture, manual…

The House Committee on Ways and Means unanimously advanced bipartisan legislation July 15 that would modernize prior authorization requirements in Medicare Advantage, a measure backed by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons. The Improving Seniors’…

Provect AI, a medical imaging company, received FDA 510(k) clearance for software that converts standard C-arm X-rays into intraoperative 3D images, allowing spine and orthopedic surgeons to generate CT-like imaging without a CT scanner. The software, called 3D-Anywhere, is designed…

AI is beginning to transform spine surgery long before a patient enters the operating room. Instead of relying solely on imaging to understand anatomy, surgeons are increasingly using AI to generate predictive insights, personalize surgical planning and improve intraoperative decision-making.…

CMS has framed its proposed 2027 Medicare physician payment rule as a pivot from “sick care to healthcare.” For orthopedic and spine practices, the proposal carries a more immediate message: The widely reported 1.68% reduction to Medicare’s physician conversion factor…

Ronkonkoma, N.Y.-based Restorative Spine Center of NY has launched, offering minimally invasive, endoscopic and motion-preserving spine care for patients across the New York metropolitan area. The center was established in collaboration with the Spine Medicine & Surgery network, a specialized,…

Bradley Weprin, MD, has been named president of the American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons for the 2026-2027 term. Dr. Weprin is director of the division of pediatric neurosurgery at Dallas-based Children’s Health and UT Southwestern Medical Center. He also serves…

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center has become the first hospital in Illinois to install the Medtronic Stealth AXiS surgical system, an AI-powered navigation platform for brain and spine surgery. The technology combines AI-assisted surgical planning, real-time navigation…