Spine

Liability laws and risks of malpractice litigation can sometimes lead spine surgeons to make decisions that increase the total cost of care or affect patient access. Here is how three surgeons approach the concern. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly…

Norwich, Conn.-based Backus Hospital has earned a gold seal of approval from The Joint Commission for spine surgery, according to a May 6 report from The Bulletin. The certification is part of a collaboration between the commission and the American…

A woman who had a spinal cord stimulator implanted in 2020 is suing devicemaker Boston Scientific and the FDA over complications she experienced with the device. Dena Lawler received the Spectra WaveWriter spinal cord stimulator to manage chronic lumbar postlaminectomy…

Advocate Aurora Research Institute, an affiliate of Downers Grove, Ill.-based Advocate Health, is joining Aclarion’s CLARITY clinical trial.  Aclarion is leveraging biomarkers and AI technology to identify the location of chronic low-back pain, according to a May 5 news release. …

Neurosurgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore successfully removed a spinal cord tumor through a woman’s eye socket in a landmark case, the Washington Post reported May 4. The 19-year-old patient had a small chordoma tumor that…

Spine surgeon Sohrab Gollogly, MD, wants to dedicate the rest of his career to endoscopic spine surgery. However, there are obstacles that are holding back its potential, he told Becker’s. Note: This conversation was lightly edited for clarity. Question: Where…

Here are five spine surgeons who joined new practices or added to their titles in April. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. 1. Cohere Health added spine surgeon Paul Johnson, MD, to its medical advisory board. 2. Frances Hardaway,…

Certificate of need laws, which require special approval from state governments to expand or build new facilities, can pose challenges for patient access. Here’s how CON laws, or the lack thereof, affect spine surgeons in two regions of the U.S.…

Aclarion signed a commercial agreement with Spine Institute of Louisiana in Shreveport, according to an April 29 news release. The practice will use Aclarion’s Nociscan diagnostic tool for chronic lower back pain patients. Nociscan uses artificial intelligence to help physicians…

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield established favorable coverage for Mainstay Medical Holdings’ Reactiv8 restorative neurostimulation for intractable chronic low back pain. Coverage went into effect on April 16, according to an April 28 news release. Under the policy Reactiv8…