Spine

Saint Joseph Hospital and Saint Joseph East in Lexington, Ky., have been named Blue Distinction Centers in the area of spine by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, according to a KyForward report.

The amount of failed robotic surgeries has tripled from 2008 to 2012 and the FDA intends to investigate and determine the cause, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

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Five spine surgeons discuss how to reduce healthcare costs without compromising care.

Here are five recent healthcare-related policy trends potentially impacting spine surgeons.

Researchers of Laser Spine Institute, led by medical director Michael Perry, MD, have published a study in the Journal of Orthopaedics on the outcomes of lumbar laminotomy and foraminotomy in lumbar spinal stenosis patients.

Here are seven underused areas of online potential to have a big impact on spine surgeons and their practices.

Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., began a $33 million expansion project in January, which now includes the expansion of its Neuroscience Intensive Care and Neuroscience Immediate Care units, according to a Munster Community report.

Bryan Oh, MD, a neurosurgeon with a special interest in spine surgery at BASIC Spine in Orange, Calif., discusses the important elements of a successful spine practice business models in the future.

Holland (Mich.) Hospital has announced its $10 million spine, neurosurgery and orthopedic unit expansion is nearly completed, according to a WHTC report.