Spine

Nearly a year after the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas made coverage changes to their spinal fusion policy, the local news source KAKE.com reports patients are having a harder time accessing spine surgery.

Here are six hospitals and health systems that are investing in expanding their spine programs.

A group of spine surgeon researchers examined the Hospital for Special Surgery Cervical Spine Surgery Expectations Survey to see how patient expectations impact recovery and outcomes after cervical spine surgery. The findings were published in an issue of Spine.

There have been several changes for spine and pain management professionals over the past few years, and leaders in the field are at the forefront of advocating for change.

Great Plains Regional Medical Center in North Platte, Neb., announced the opening of a comprehensive spine center in North Platte, according to a NP Telegraph report.

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven Conference in Chicago on June 13, Becker's Healthcare recognized the recipients of the 2014 Spine Device Award.

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven Conference in Chicago on June 13, Christoper R. Good, MD, Director of Research at Virginia Spine Institute provided five potential advantages of performing robot-guided surgery.

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven Conference in Chicago on June 13, Morgan Lorio, MD, The Spine Health Foundation, provided several findings on minimally invasive spine procedures.

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + the Future of Spine, June 12 in Chicago, Raqeeb Haque, MD, neurosurgeon at the Cleveland Clinic, discussed minimally invasive spine surgery and the paradigms it changes.

At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + the Future of Spine, June 12 in Chicago, Richard Wohns, MD, founder and president, NeoSpine; Richard Kube, MD, founder, owner and CEO, Prairie Spine and Pain Institute; and…