Spine

Neurological spine surgeon David Yam, MD, has joined the Spine Center at Prosser Memorial Health in Walla Walla, Wash. The newly opened center is intended to save patients from having to travel long distances to receive care, according to a…

Medicare Advantage provider Seoul Medical Group and others are settling allegations of submitting false spinal diagnostic codes to increase payments, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a March 26 news release. According to federal prosecutors, from 2015 to 2021, Min…

Spine surgeons currently face some of the highest malpractice risks of any physician specialty, but one Minnesota-based company is trying to change that.  The inFormed Consent app was created by Dan Kloster, MD, a chronic pain management specialist, with the…

State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company has been approved to proceed with its lawsuit against Spine Centers of America, alleging the company participated in a $3 million patient-brokering scheme, according to a March 26 report from Insurance Business Magazine. A…

Patient accessibility to healthcare is a persistent challenge, and spine surgeons are using multiple strategies to manage it. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to spine surgeons around the country about clinical, business and policy issues…

Neurosurgeon Alan Chiang, MD, has joined the board of directors for clinical-stage medical biotechnology company NeOnc Technologies Holdings.  Dr. Chiang has expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, brain tumor treatment and biotechnology innovation, according to a March 25 news release. …

Grand Island, Neb.-based CHI Health Clinic Neurosurgery added neurosurgeon Lynn Mubita, MD, KGFW reported March 25.  Dr. Mubita’s expertise includes degenerative spinal diseases, brain and spine infections and other congenital anomalies.  She earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical…

Spine surgeons performed a rare case on a 9-month-old baby at Indianapolis-based Riley Hospital for Children, Fox 59 reported March 24. The baby girl had congenital vertebral dislocation, a spinal curvature affecting her other organs, the report said. Pediatric orthopedic…

Florida Orthopaedic Institute in Tampa is opening a new primary orthopedic campus on March 31. The new location, in Temple Terrace, Fla., is 82,000 square feet and has 59 exam rooms, according to a March 20 news release. It also…

The University of California San Diego earned another Gold Seal of Approval for advanced certification in spine surgery from The Joint Commission. The health system was the first in California to earn the certification in 2022, according to a March…