Spine

Florida has 21 hospitals on Healthgrades’ list of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Spine Surgery, the most of any state and one more than last year’s 20. California follows with 16 and Texas with 13. Forty-one hospitals have made the…

For spine and orthopedic surgeons, the full consequences of a noncompete agreement can extend well beyond earned salary. Restrictive covenants, compensation formulas and partnership terms can influence where physicians practice, how they are paid and how much control they retain…

Bozeman (Mont.) Health has launched its first neurosurgery program.  The new Bozeman Health Neurosurgery and Spine Clinic puts neurosurgeons and orthopedic spine surgeons on one team. It is based at Bozeman Health Deaconess Regional Medical Center and is already seeing…

Spine surgeons may determine when an operation is necessary, but they do not necessarily control the financial decisions surrounding it. Insurers influence which procedures are covered and whether claims are paid. Hospitals and ASCs receive facility revenue. Practice owners and…

Medicare pays female and male neurosurgeons the same for identical procedures. The sex-based gap in total Medicare reimbursement comes from differences in procedure mix and patient complexity, according to a study published Oct. 5 in Neurosurgery.  Researchers analyzed CMS Physician/Supplier…

For spine surgeons, declining reimbursement is no longer just a financial concern. It is increasingly shaping which patients they can see, which procedures they can offer and how much time they can spend delivering care. From shrinking independent practices and…

The future of spine surgery may depend less on what happens in the operating room than on who controls everything that happens before it. For decades, spine practices have built their businesses around surgical expertise, procedural volume and, increasingly, ownership…

In spine and orthopedic surgery, an abnormal MRI is not a surgical indication. But patients arrive convinced it is, and sorting through that disconnect is the most consequential part of the job, according to many surgeons. The question of when…

Orthopedic and spine surgeons filed more than 1,000 comments opposing CMS’ proposed 2027 physician fee schedule, zeroing in on a roughly 20% cut to joint replacement payment and a 50% cut to same-day visits. Becker’s reviewed all 43,040 public comments…

For spine surgeons, the question heading into 2027 may no longer be how to grow their practices, but what they can afford to give up. Medicare participation, practice independence, expensive surgical technology and traditional business models are all coming under…