Spine

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.

Around 70 percent of practitioners, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, reported being required to make a generic substitution for brand-name drugs last year, according to a report from Medscape.

Spine surgeons often experience stress in their jobs, whether from clinically complex cases, an influx of patients or changes from healthcare reform. Working long hours and facing lower reimbursements can put a dent in the surgeon's personal life as well.

SpineMark Corporation, a developer of spine centers of excellence and spine research organizations, and California Healthcom Group, a developer of cloud-based digital healthcare solutions, announced that they have entered into a strategic partnership that aims at linking back pain patients…