Spine

CMS' 2020 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule increased the payment rate for minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusions by 27 percent.

Robert Heary, MD, was appointed medical director of Montclair, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center's spine program.

Atlantis, Fla.-based JFK Medical Center has appointed spine surgeon Raymond Golish, MD, PhD, CMO, South Florida Hospital News reported Sept. 8.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons who joined new organizations or moved locations in August.

Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System and Gautier-based Bienville Orthopaedic Specialists are reportedly the first in the state to offer a new minimally invasive spine surgery technique, according to local news outlet WLOX.

Here are the top 10 most-read articles featured on Becker's Spine Review between Aug. 31 and Sept. 4:

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making headlines this week:

Spine surgeon David Prior, MD, has joined the staff of Hartsville, S.C.-based Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, local news outlet SCNOW reports.

The FDA has sent a letter to healthcare providers to remind them of the importance of a trial stimulation period for patients to confirm adequate pain relief before implanting a spinal cord stimulator, Medscape reported Sept. 3.

Neurosurgeon Fadi Sweiss, MD, has joined the surgical team at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, NorthcentralPA.com reported Sept. 2.