Outpatient Spine

Anthony Giuffrida, MD, is the director of interventional spine and sports at Cantor Spine Institute in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Here, he shares his thoughts on the future of outpatient spine surgery, and the technology he's excited for on the horizon.

Jayen Patel, MD, and Poly Chen, MD, organized an educational event on SpineFrontier's interspinous fixation and sacroiliac joint fixation systems at Salem-based Oregon Specialists Surgery Center, according to SpineFrontier executives.

Silver Spine & Neurological Center's ASC in McKinney, Texas, is nearing completion.

ASC volumes are expected to trend higher in the next five years, according to L.E.K. Consulting.

Alliance Spine and Pain Centers opened an ASC at its location in Woodstock, Ga.

Coding for lumbar spinal fusion procedures in ASCs or outpatient centers is much different than coding for spinal fusion in the inpatient setting, according to the American Academy of Professional Coders.

Anterior cervical discectomy is among the most common hospital outpatient surgical cases that have migrated from inpatient venues, according to Anesthesia Business Consultants President and CEO Tony Mira.

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, became Virginia's first surgeon trained to use the M6-C artificial cervical disc, which provides an alternative to spinal fusion.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is breaking ground on a musculoskeletal institute Oct. 4, according to Structor Group.

Here are six spine ASCs opened so far this year: