Spine

The spine surgery and treatment field is changing, swept up in overall healthcare trends post-reform. With more data available and pressure toward pay-for-performance, new trends could take hold in the future.

An article published in the September 2014 issue of Spinal Deformity, the official journal of the Scoliosis Research Society, examines the factors predicting cost-effectiveness of adult spinal deformity surgery two years after the procedure.

The B.A.C.K. Center and Crane Creek Surgery Center's Richard Hynes, MD, was recently featured in The Herald Times for his efforts in performing and instructing the oblique lumbar interbody fusion technique.

  A study published in Spine examines whether surgeon specialty makes a difference for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion.

Frederick, Md.-based American Spine added Rudy Malayil, MBBS, a pain medicine and rehabilitation specialist, to its physician team.

Edward Seljeskog, MD, was appointed to a four-year term on the South Dakota Transportation Commission by Gov. Dennis Daugaard, according to a Kota News Radio 1380.

Spine surgeon researchers examined the safety and efficacy of pedicle screw placement using intraoperative CT and published their results in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.

Robert Masson, MD, president of NeuroSpine Institute of Orlando, performed the first lumbar reconstruction and iMAS Reconstruction Procedure last week using the Kestrel View.

PeaceHealth is opening a spine center at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend in Springfield, Ore., according to a report by The Register-Guard.

Accountable care organizations are a huge topic in healthcare right now. Do they improve quality? Can they lower costs? And, importantly, should spine surgeons join?