Spine

Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center in Show Low, Ariz., announced the addition of Terrence Crowder, MD, to its medical staff, according to a White Mountain Independent report.

Donald Johnson, MD, has owned and practiced at Southeastern Spine Institute in Mount Pleasant, S.C., for nearly 24 years. In the last five years, he added an ambulatory surgery center. The practice now includes 10 physicians, 13 physician assistants and…

The North American Spine Society sent a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to comment on the Notice of Proposed Rule Making on Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule, Clinical Laboratory Fee…

This article is sponsored by Specialty Healthcare Advisers. Here are six big trends in spine surgery reimbursement.

According to the North American Spine Society's Spine on the Hill blog, the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means committee are expected to act on a sustainable growth rate bill.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York announced it has received a gift from The Mortimer D. Sackler Foundation to create the Sackler Brain and Spine Institute.

Medicine has been thought of as a profession for much longer than it has been considered a business. Spine surgeons undergo rigorous training to learn how to perform the functions of their profession, but as healthcare reform continues to change…

Here five spine surgeons and experts in their field discuss what the most fulfilling part of practicing as a spine surgeon is.

Carolyn Neumann, CPC, Senior Manager, Coding & Coverage Access at Specialty Healthcare Advisers, discusses the challenges for coding spine surgery in ambulatory surgery centers and reimbursement trends for the future. Ms. Neumann will be discussing these themes further in a…

United Hospital Center in Bridgeport, W. Va., is planning a $15 million facility that will include neurosurgery, orthopedic and outpatient rehabilitation therapy services.