Spine

More than half of physicians in the United States are employed by hospitals, including about 60 percent of family physicians, according to a Medscape report.

Spinal fusions are a major procedure for patients and hospitals, and the amount charged for the procedure varies between $19,000 and more than $470,000. Sign up for our FREE Spine E-Weekly for more coverage like this sent to your inbox!…

Texas Governor Rick Perry has appointed eight members to the state's medical board, including Karl Swann, MD, board-certified neurosurgeon, according to a report by The Rancher.

American Spine has announced that Malini Narayanan, MD, Charles Winters, MD, and Said Osman, MD, will begin practicing at its Waldorf, Md., location.

Andrew Cappuccino, MD, orthopedic spine surgeon with Buffalo (N.Y.) Spine Surgery, and has served as an executive producer of the feature film Arthur Newman, according to a wgrz.com report.

Richard Kube, MD, CEO of Prairie Spine & Pain Institute and Prairie SurgiCare in Peoria, Ill., tackles some of the big issues facing spine surgeons in private practice today and how surgeons can be successful in the 21st century.

In April, The Business of Spine, affiliate of revenue cycle management firm Business Dynamics RCM, held its Revenue Cycle Dynamics for the Spine Reimbursement Specialist Education Series in New York.

Aetna has named MidMichigan Medical Center in Midland, an Aetna Institute of Quality Orthopedic Care Facility in the areas of spine surgery and joint replacement, according to a mLIVE report.

Here are 12 statistics on orthopedic physician patient visits based on Medscape's Orthopedist Compensation Report: 2013.

“The sky is not falling,” said Bill Munley, vice president of Orthopedics and Professional Services, at a session during Becker’s Hospital Review 4th Annual Meeting in Chicago on May 9. Throughout a session,  panelists including Mr. Munley, Jeff Leland, CEO…