Spine

The American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons are lauding a bill introduced in Congress that would streamline prior authorizations for Medicare Advantage patients.

Newsweek has released its annual list of the 150 best spine surgeons in the U.S. for 2024. 

Mayfield Brain & Spine has added new neurosurgery services at its newly opened Springboro, Ohio, location. 

CMS is proposing a new payment model — called the Transforming Episode Accountability Model — that would bundle payments for spinal fusions, among other procedures, to acute care hospitals, but spine surgeons and the American Hospital Association are wary.

World Wrestling Entertainment star Erik of The Viking Raiders, whose real name is Raymond Rowe, is back in the ring after undergoing surgery at Birmingham, Ala.-based Andrews Sports Medicine in 2023. 

From long-term disc replacement outcomes to outpatient spine case volume, here are six key spine studies Becker's reported about since May 6.

Mark McFarland, DO, of Newport News, Va.-based Orthopaedic & Spine Center, performed the practice's first Intracept basivertebral nerve ablation cases.

Three spine surgeons discuss the best-kept secrets in their industry.

The volume of outpatient spine surgeries and spine-focused surgery centers has grown tremendously over the last five years as less invasive procedures and advanced pain management allow patients to return home more quickly after surgery.

Researchers from the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network found that a clinical prediction rule can be used to identify neck injuries in children and reduce the need for imaging.