Spine

In a recent study published in Spine, researchers examined the outcomes of minimally invasive surgery as a treatment for adult scoliosis.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will be ramping up over the next few years. Medscape News recently published an article covering how the ACA could impact physician salary, including:

This article is written by David B. Mandell, JD, MBA and Carole C. Foos, CPA, OJM Group.   As we approach the 4th quarter of the year, most of our physician clients, including spine surgeons, now have a fairly good…

Haluk Altiok, MD, board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, has joined Loyola University Health System and will see patients at the Loyola Center for Health at Burr Ridge (Ill.), according to a Chicago Tribune report.

The health insurance landscape will change dramatically over the next few months, as enrollment in health insurance exchanges begins Oct. 1 and coverage on Jan. 1, 2014. While the exact aftermath is uncertain, many are making predictions based on reports…

Lawrence Lenke, MD, Chief of Spinal Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Jerome J. Gilden Distinguished Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Professor of Neurological Surgery, discusses the biggest challenges and opportunities in spine surgery today…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have redesigned the Physician Compare Website, according to a report from AAOS Now.

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported that life expectancy in the United States has increased to 78.2 years, but the diseases with the largest number of years lived with a disability included back pain, neck…

Here are seven things for spine surgeons to know for Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013.

Here are six predictions and trends spine surgeons can anticipate throughout the coming year, according to several industry experts.