Houston Methodist has integrated two 7D Flash Navigation Systems to improve surgical navigation.  The installation of the systems, which was led by Paul Holman, MD, provides more efficient and ...

New generations of spine robots in the market have significant advantages compared to their predecessors, Suken Shah, MD, said. Dr. Shah, of Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital, spoke ...

Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children’s Hospital acquired its first spine robot, and Suken Shah, MD, said it gives surgeons an advantage working with complex pediatric spine cases. So far the robot, ...

Garden (Fla.) earned the 2025 Blue Cross Blue Shield Spine Surgery Designation, according to a July 1 Facebook post from the hospital. Neurosurgeon Daniel Fassett, MD, was also recognized in the ...

In a healthcare landscape defined by rapid change, orthopedic practice owners face a high-stakes balancing act: meeting the growing demand for outpatient surgery, embracing new technologies, ...

Outpatient spine surgery remains an area of growth with the share of spine surgeries in the ASC growing 8% between 2021 and 2024. And for Hardy Sikand, CEO of Indiana Spine Group, some procedures are ...

The move to add prior authorization for some spine procedures under CMS’ new Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction model concerns some physicians. However Christian Zimmerman, MD, said some of ...

Memorial Health System is the first provider in northwest Ohio to offer Prodisc total disc replacement, an alternative procedure to traditional spinal fusion.  The procedure is performed by Jeffrey ...

As payers announce plans to improve prior authorizations, two spine surgeons discuss the changes that would make the most difference for them. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed ...

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 ...

Don Park MD, of Irvine, Calif.-based UCI Health, performed the world’s first endoscopic spinal fusion using augmented reality. Dr. Park wore an AR headset with HD endoscopic video MRI images and EMR ...

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.