Spine

Excellence in spine surgery means preserving the multifidus muscle – and being able to demonstrate success in doing so, according to Choll Kim, MD, PhD, who gave a talk titled "What Does it Mean to be a Minimally Invasive Spine…

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Paine Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 14, Carolyn Neumann, senior manager of coding and coverage access for Specialty Healthcare Advisers, discussed reimbursement challenges in joint and spine surgical coding.  

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Paine Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 13, Timothy Maus, MD, an associate professor of radiology at Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, discussed sedation to manage pain during interventional spine procedures.

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Paine Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 13, Blair Rhode, MD, operator of the Orland Park (Ill.) Orthopedics Center for Sports Medicine and owner of the orthopedic implant company Orland Park-based RoG…

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Paine Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 12, Jerome Fryer, BSc DC, discussed the importance of effectively communicating with and connecting with patients.

Former NBA player and bestselling author Kareem Abdul Jabbar spoke at the12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven Conference in Chicago on June 12, providing insight into the life of the middle age athlete and the importance of being in…

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven Conference in Chicago on June 12, Louis F. McIntyre, MD PC, and William M. Prentice, JD, CEO of the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association provided insight into some of the current political…

Ancillaries in pain management are alive and well, while they depend heavily on the type of patient population served and patient expectations, according to Robin Fowler, MD, Scott Glaser, MD and Gordon Mortenson, MD, in their panel discussion titled "The…

While it is possible for independent specialists to leverage their networks for success when going it alone, consolidation has made it increasingly difficult for independent physicians to remain in business, according to Fred Davis, MD, and Louis McIntyre, MD, in…

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 13th, Kenny Hancock, president and chief development officer of Meridian Surgical Partners, discussed the practical business implications of building an ASC.