Spine

Here are eight things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013.

Here are six steps to improve patient outcomes from spine surgery and reduce costs associated with treatment, complications and postoperative readmissions.

Of the 20 most-recruited physician and advanced practitioner specialties, 13 had higher average base salary offers in 2012-13 compared with the year before, according to a report from physician staffing firm Merritt Hawkins.

Family medicine and general internal medicine are the top two most-recruited medical specialties, according Merritt Hawkins' 2013 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives.

Dixie Regional Medical Center in St. George, Utah, announced the addition of Benjamin Fox, MD, to its medical staff, according to a KCSG Television report.

Sanford Health in Fargo, N.D., has hired eight new physicians, including neurosurgeon Adam Jackson, MD, according to an Inforum report.

Here are 10 must-read articles for spine surgeons maintaining private practice.

Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center announced the completion of its new patient pavilion that includes an operating room for brain and spine care.

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center announced that its neurosurgeons — Ali Rezai, MD, and Dr. Milind Deogaonkar, MBBS — are among the first in the U.S. to successfully implant an MRI-safe spinal cord stimulator that will help relieve…

Robert S. Bray, Jr., MD, is the founder and CEO of DISC Sports & Spine Center in Marina del Rey, Calif. He has an interest in minimally invasive spine procedures and has performed more than 10,000 spine surgeries throughout his…