Spine

Rising healthcare costs, declining reimbursements and a surge in consolidation over the past decade is making it more difficult for private practices to stay competitive and maintain their independence.

The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit alleging that Indianapolis-based Community Health Network illegally paid specialists "excessive" salaries in an "aggressive," "defensive" strategy to keep referrals within the system.

South Shore Health's NeuroSpine Center was named a Blue Distinction Center+ for spine surgery by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.

Here are seven spine and neurosurgeons making the news this week.

Nadia Fakira, MA, RN, is director of spine services at AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute at AdventHealth Orlando (Fla.), which performs more than 1,500 spine surgeries per year.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the first artificial disc replacement in the U.S.

The spinal fusion market size is anticipated to reach $8.64 billion by 2025, according to a market report published by MenaFN.

Nine spine surgeons discuss total disc replacement and how they see the procedure developing in the future.

The Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education denied Detroit Medical Center's appeal to keep its neurosurgery residency program, according to The Detroit News.

Blue Shield of California named Fountain Valley, Calif.-based MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center a Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery.