Outpatient Spine

Texas Health Surgery Center Rockwall launched its outpatient total joint replacement program six months ago and to date the multispecialty ASC reports great success.

Between 2016 and 2021, the Advisory Board forecasts 23 percent growth in outpatient surgery while over the same time period projecting inpatient surgery growth of 1 percent.

On July 8, a U.S. district judge certified the class action lawsuit against Laser Spine Institute, the Tampa-based outpatient spine surgery center chain, brought by former employees after the company closed its doors, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Here are three practices making moves in the outpatient spine space this year:

Payments, preferences and policies affect the viability of outpatient spine services.

Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development has continued expanding its outpatient complex spine program in 2019.

Emerging partnerships and payer strategy shifts are creating new dynamics for outpatient spine practices, according to healthcare leaders interviewed by Becker's ASC Review.

Here are three outpatient spine centers that were opened or announced in June:

Growth in the outpatient spine space isn't slowing any time soon, industry leaders say.

Here are nine spine centers that were opened, announced or involved in partnerships in May 2019: