1. As of September/October 2021, half of hospitals that offered lumbar spine MRIs were compliant with a CMS mandate to publish their prices online, researchers with the Harvey L. Neiman Health Policy Institute found.
2. Patients who received spinal anesthesia instead of general anesthesia for outpatient hip and knee replacements reported less pain and were more often discharged the same day, according to a study published in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine.
3. Industry pay to spine surgeons dipped 17.5 percent over six years, according to a study published in The Spine Journal.
4. A study by New York City-based Hospital of Special Surgery found Black patients were less likely than white patients to be completely satisfied after undergoing a hip or knee replacement.
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