Spine

This article is written by Daniel Goldberg, CEO of Gold Medical Marketing.With each passing year the medical landscape is plagued with more and more landmines. Declining reimbursements, bundled payments, the looming implementation of Obamacare and the constant rule changes of…

William Taylor, MD, vice chairman of academic affairs and neurosurgeon at UC San Diego Health System, discusses the biggest coverage challenges for spine surgery heading into 2013. Dr. Taylor is also a past president of the Society of Minimally Invasive…

While nearly half of patients with a spine MRI were seen in surgical consultations, only 6.5 percent underwent spine surgery within three years, according to a study in the January issue of Spine.

Robotic technology is becoming more common in medicine and Mazor Robotics has introduced the technology to spine surgery in the United States.

Neurosurgeon Yevgeniy Khavkin, MD, has joined the Tristate Pain and Neurosurgery Institute in Mohave County, Ariz.

Spine surgeons across the country are facing a tough decision: how do they make changes to adapt their private practice to the changing healthcare climate or do they join an established system as an employed surgeon.

Foundation Surgical Hospital of San Antonio, Texas, has purchased the Renaissance system, a robotic surgical device from manufacturer Mazor Robotics, according to Herald Online.

Briley Cienkosz, senior marketing director of Laser Spine Institute, discusses five steps for spine surgeons and groups to optimize online marketing efforts.

Orthopaedic and Spine Institute Medical Centers in San Antonio, Texas, have formed a new pediatric orthopedic medical center to treat children with orthopedic injuries, diseases and conditions.

Artificial disc replacement technology has evolved tremendously over the past decade to become a viable alternative to fusion for some cervical spine procedures. More young surgeons are learning the techniques and data will be coming forward over the next few…