Spine
In the realm of spinal fusion surgery, the quest for faster, safer, and more reliable bone formation has led to…
Two generations of neurosurgery chairs ago — in the late 1980s — the top job in New York City-based NYU Langone Health’s neurosurgery department paid about the same as the No. 2 job at Goldman Sachs, said John Golfinos, MD,…
Spine surgeons have more tools than ever. Robotics, navigation, wearables, motion-preserving implants, biologics and increasingly sophisticated outcome measures are reshaping nearly every stage of care, from deciding who should have surgery to tracking how well patients recover. For Ilyas Aleem,…
Spine and orthopedic consolidation is moving on several fronts as reimbursement pressure, outpatient migration and rising practice costs push groups to seek more scale. Health systems are acquiring established regional practices, pain and spine platforms are expanding across state lines,…
As reimbursement tightens and practice costs rise, spine groups are looking beyond professional surgical fees for growth. Recent strategies include capturing more of the outpatient episode, expanding ancillary services, improving clinic throughput and experimenting with payment models that move practices…
As the economic atmosphere rapidly changes in healthcare, a major challenge facing leaders is how to preserve an academic mission while maintaining financial stability. Becker’s previously reported that leaders at other top-ranked neurosurgery programs are watching reimbursement and affordability pressures…
Sanjay Konakondla, MD, a neurosurgeon, trained for almost the opposite kind of spine surgery. During fellowship at Providence, R.I.-based Brown University, he expected to spend his career performing tumor resections, major reconstructions and other complex operations. Across the hall, neurosurgeon…
A jury awarded $15 million to the family of Byung “Ben” Oh, a 77-year-old patient who died at a hospital operated by Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System after complications from spine surgery in 2018. The Fulton County State Court jury…
Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Brain and Spine is expanding into pediatric neurosurgery with the addition of Kate Carroll, MD. Dr. Carroll will see patients at the practice’s Morristown and Edison, N.J., locations. Her addition is the beginning of a broader effort…
NYU Langone Health’s neurosurgery department has held the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s rankings for years, and John Golfinos, MD, the department’s chair, said the reason has less to do with any single surgeon’s talent and everything…
Spine surgery is advancing quickly, but many of the pressures making surgeons uneasy have little to do with what happens in the operating room. Across recent Becker’s conversations, surgeons have pointed to reimbursement pressure, increasingly complex prior authorization, shrinking access…