Spine

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder of BASIC Spine in Newport Beach, Calif., discusses key metrics for spine surgeons today and where the industry is headed in the future.

Across 21 states, 55 hospitals have agreed to pay more than $34 million total to resolve alleged false claims to Medicare for kyphoplasty procedures.

Ty Thaiyananthan, MD, founder of BASIC Spine in Newport Beach, Calif., and Bryan Oh, MD, a neurosurgeon with a special interest in spine surgery at BASIC Spine, are joined by practice manager Casey Crawford to discuss the biggest challenges and…

The Los Angeles-based Anand Spine Group, led by Neel Anand, MD, has been approved as one of a group of spine centers nationwide to participate in phase II clinical trials for NuQu, a therapy that uses cartilage cells in possible…

Of those physicians involved in an accountable care organization last year, 67 percent said they did not see personal financial benefits from their participation, according to Jackson Healthcare's 2013 Physician Outlook & Practice Trends survey.

Christopher Kauffman, MD, is an orthopedic and spine surgeon who serves as the chair of the North American Spine Society's professional, economic and regulatory committee. Dr. Kauffman and his committee review payer policies, coverage and availability and make recommendations rooted…

Executive Director of Laser Spine Institute Arizona Patricia Graham, BSN, RN, talks about eight ways her spine center strives to make a better patient experience.

Jennifer Butterfield, RN, MBA, CNOR, is the administrator of Lakes Surgery Center in West Bloomfield, Mich. She describes how spine surgery was taken from an idea to an established program at her surgery center. Here are steps that ambulatory surgery…

Data from Medtronic sales representatives suggests that virtual training for surgery may be of interest to spine surgeons; 40 percent of sales representatives for iPad-based surgery simulators indicated that a surgeon who had used the app was far more likely…

The American College of Surgeons recently responded to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Inpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule which identifies criteria for inpatient admissions.