Spine

CMS has eliminated the pathway that allowed medical devicemakers to use FDA Breakthrough Device status to qualify for Medicare’s New Technology Add-on Payment program. And according to Jeffrey Zigler, SI-Bone’s senior vice president of market access and reimbursement, that development…

Todd Lanman, MD, a spinal neurosurgeon at Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Lanman Spinal Neurosurgery, returned to operating five days after undergoing his 12th spine surgery and eighth lumbar procedure. Joel Beckett, MD, and Luke Macyszyn, MD, performed the July 30 procedure…

Bloomington, Minn.-based Midwest Spine and Brain Institute, a system of 13 specialty care clinics across Minnesota and Wisconsin, has disclosed a data breach tied to unauthorized access at one of its third-party vendors, 3C Care Systems LLC, a healthcare IT…

Mayfield Brain & Spine has added neurosurgeons Dr. Shahed Elhamdani, MD, and Dr. Daniel Kreatsoulas, MD, to the practice. They are seeing patients in Crestview Hills, Ky. The two physicians will perform surgeries at St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood, Ky.,…

Advances in endoscopic surgery, robotics, motion preservation and complex reconstruction are expanding what is possible in spine care. Surgeons across the country are helping drive that progress while advancing research, refining surgical techniques and educating the next generation. The following…

Reimbursement pressure in spine is not affecting every procedure in the same way. Some surgeons say newer, less invasive approaches are difficult to sustain under existing payment structures, while others argue the most complex operations are being squeezed as implant,…

Spine practices are being squeezed by a widening gap between what it costs to deliver care and what they are paid to provide it. Declining reimbursement is only part of the equation. Spine leaders point to rising staffing and technology…

AdventHealth opened AdventHealth Medical Group Neurosurgery at Port Charlotte, Fla., bringing brain and spine care to patients across Charlotte County and surrounding areas. The Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based health system said the new practice addresses a gap in local access to…

From orthopedic spine surgery to complex spine neurosurgery, health systems and practices nationwide are recruiting surgeons to expand spine care and meet patient demand. Here are 15 organizations hiring spine surgeons: Editor’s note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job…

Spine practices are facing mounting financial pressure as reimbursement declines, operating costs rise and administrative burdens grow. From prior authorization and payment delays to staffing costs and shifting care models, spine leaders are rethinking how to remain financially sustainable without…