Spine

The Seattle-based Spine Institute Northwest recently created a YouTube channel to provide patients with access to surgical videos, including the new oblique lateral lumbar interbody fusion, according to Digital Journal.

Several leaders in the spine surgery field discuss the key trends to watch for 2013. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox! 1. Coverage denials will continue among many payors. This…

A study published in the European Spine Journal showed the increasing severity of degenerative disc disease does not impact outcomes in total lumbar disc replacement, according to Doctors Lounge.

Eight leading spine surgeons discuss how President Barack Obama's re-election will impact spine surgery and what spine surgeons can expect from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the future.

At the North American Spine Society's annual meeting in October, Charles Mick, MD, was named president for the next year. Dr. Mick is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon who has been a member of NASS for 25 years. He practices at…

This article is written by John M. Ventura and Donald R. Murphy of Spine Care Partners, LLC.

The Spine Institute in Loveland, Colo., has purchased 1.8 acres of land to build a new ambulatory surgery center, according to a Reporter-Herald report.

Spine Surgery Associates practice will now be affiliated with Parkridge Medical Group in Chattanooga, Tenn., according to The Chattanoogan.

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder and head neurosurgeon of BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif., discusses the most important elements driving the trend toward minimally invasive outpatient spine surgery. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent…

This article was written by Dick Pepper, a medical marketing specialist who blogs at VoxMD.com and can be reached at dick .pepper@voxmd.com.The world is changing rapidly, and your practice marketing has to keep up. If you don't continue to assess the value…