Spine

A physician named to a university board of trustees and six more spine surgeons who moved to new practices or added to their titles in July:

As spine surgery continues to accelerate towards the outpatient space, it is becoming more evident that fewer procedures will be performed in the inpatient setting.

Dallas-based Baylor Scott & White Health mandated July 28 that all employees receive the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 1, but a joint venture surgical hospital part-owned by the health system will not have the same standards, according to a report…

More surgeons are expected to take a deeper look at endoscopic spine surgery as the technology continues to advance and spine procedures rapidly migrate to the outpatient setting.

From hosting clinical trials to bringing on new technology, several hospitals have embraced new spine surgery techniques in the last two months:

Four spine leaders answer four key questions on surgical technology and share predictions on the future of the specialty.

University of California San Francisco Medical Center led U.S. News & World Report's 2021-22 rankings for best hospitals for neurosurgery and neurology.

Paul Detwiler, MD, received the Advocate of the Year Award from the Texas Healthcare Trustees. 

A facet arthroplasty system was found to be more beneficial and cost-effective than traditional spinal fusions, according to a July 22 news release from Premia Spine.

Three physicians affiliated with Rockville, MD.-based National Spine & Pain Centers have been named as defendants in a $3.5 million kickback scheme that allegedly ordered unnecessary genetic tests for Medicare and Medicaid patients, The Orange County Register reported July 21.