Some spine procedures including spinal fusion, lumbar decompression and vertebral augmentation will need prior authorization under CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model, a move ...

Cost-effectiveness for risk-stratified patients isn’t necessarily better than usual care for lower back pain in the military health system, according to a study in the July 15 issue of Spine.

Matt Miller, MD, performed Nebraska’s first minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery at Omaha-based OrthoNebraska Hospital, Arthrex said in a June 30 LinkedIn post. Dr. Miller used Arthrex’s ...

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has appointed C. Lowry Barnes, MD, as interim chancellor of the university.  Dr. Barnes joined UAMS as a professor and chair of the orthopedic surgery ...

Becker’s reported on three spine and orthopedic surgeons earning honors in the second quarter. 1. Ketan Bulsara, MD, earned the 2025 UConn Health Board of Directors Faculty Recognition Award. Dr.

Don Park MD, of Irvine, Calif.-based UCI Health, performed the world’s first surgery combining endoscopic spine technique and augmented reality. Dr. Park wore an AR headset with HD endoscopic video ...

Forty-seven defendants, including orthopedic surgeons with Hempstead, N.Y.-based Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, were named in a racketeering lawsuit filed in the New York Eastern District ...

Regional Health is closing its outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine practice due to financial hardships. The organization’s executive leadership and board of trustees determined that CRH was no ...

Ten orthopedic surgeons opened Orthopedic Specialists of Jacksonville (Fla.) earlier in June, according to a June 30 report from Jacksonville Daily Record. The practice has two locations in ...

Some fee-for-service spine procedures in traditional Medicare will have prior authorizations added, according to CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model. CMS is partnering with AI ...

ValleyOrtho, part of Valley View, has added the Bridge-Enhanced ACL Restoration procedure, according to a June 30 report from The Aspen Times.  Tomas Pevny, MD, an orthopedic surgeon and sports ...

Multilevel fusions for patients having lumbar decompressions are associated with increased odds for postoperative adverse events, readmissions and reoperations, according to a study in the July 1 ...