Spine

An $11 million jury award in favor of Stephen Courtney, MD, was reversed, opening up the possibility of a new trial, The Dallas Morning News reported July 15.

Ascension St. Vincent's Southside Hospital in Jacksonville, Fla., is the first in the region to add the TOPS system for spine surgeries.

Kingsley Chin, MD, reached a civil settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that he violated the False Claims Act, he said in a July 12 news release.

Ten years ago, 70% of orthopedic surgeons were in private practice and 30% were employed; now, the inverse is true. That's a concern, but there is hope.

CMS on July 10 shared its proposed changes to the 2025 physician fee schedule, and it includes a proposed 2.8% conversion factor decrease from 2024.

The North American Spine Society's SpineLine spotlighted 20 spine surgeons and specialists under 40 in its June 25 issue.

Spine surgeons lauded the FTC's vote to ban noncompetes in April, but a new preliminary injunction has stalled the move from going into effect.

Jeremy Steinberger, MD, director of minimally invasive spine surgery at Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, has been on the cutting edge of some technology trends but lagged behind on others, notably robotics.

CMS' proposed 2025 ASC and hospital outpatient prospective payment system rule  includes the removal of the MRI lumbar spine for low back pain.

Clinicians, health systems, hospitals and physician groups alike have gone to bat with the justice system this year in cases of wrongful termination, fraud, negligence and more.