Spine

Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati retained The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery. The certification acknowledges healthcare organizations that meet standards for spine surgery care and is offered in collaboration with the American Academy…

Advances in minimally invasive spine surgery, neuro-oncology, cerebrovascular care, neuromodulation and AI are reshaping neurosurgery. Across the country, a new generation of neurosurgeons is driving those advances by developing new surgical approaches, expanding access to complex care and advancing clinical…

The next spine practice to sell may not be the weakest independent group. It may be the one a buyer can scale fastest. Health systems and physician-led pain and spine platforms have both acquired independent practices in 2026. Recent transactions…

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and College of Medicine in Columbus received a $1.2 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to probe whether the spinal cord has its own ability to detect infection and direct the body’s…

Six days after undergoing another lumbar operation, Todd Lanman, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon at Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery, was already thinking beyond recovery. Not simply about when the soreness would subside, but about the question he increasingly asks…

Pensacola, Fla.-based Regenative Labs published an observational study in Medical Research Archives documenting reduced pain and increased quality of life in patient-reported outcomes for 31 individuals who received cryopreserved human umbilical cord tissue allograft applications for defects affecting the paraspinal…

The biggest forces reshaping spine aren’t happening only in the operating room. They’re unfolding in Medicare payment rules, outpatient migration, prior authorization and outcomes data. These 10 figures, drawn from Becker’s reporting, explain where the specialty is currently heading in…

Health systems and physician-led pain and spine platforms are both acquiring independent spine practices in 2026, and the pace picked up in July. Financial terms were not disclosed in any of the practice transactions below. Here are six deals and…

Motion preservation has gone from a niche concept to one of the biggest shifts in spine surgery. As artificial disc replacement, minimally invasive techniques and other fusion alternatives continue to evolve, a growing group of surgeons is redefining how spine…

More spine surgeons are questioning whether insurance contracts still make financial sense as reimbursement declines, administrative burdens grow and practice costs continue to climb. Three surgeons discuss the math behind going out of network, and what ultimately tips the decision.…