CMS released 32 episodes of care for the BPCI Advanced program, with three outpatient-only episodes including outpatient back and neck procedures, except spinal fusions.
Outpatient Spine
Mark Giovanini, MD, of NeuroMicroSpine in Pensacola, Fla., is an advocate and leader in outpatient surgery.
Laser Spine Institute, the operator of seven regional surgery centers in the U.S., appointed Thomas Linton as its first chief patient empowerment officer. Here are four insights.
Since adding spine in January, Physician Partners of America has seen such demand for procedures that James St. Louis, DO, will add Saturday office hours beginning March 3.
A study, published in The Spine Journal, examined the efficacy, dosing and safety of spinal mobilization and manipulation.
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Hudson, Fla.-based The Bonati Spine Institute is the birthplace of the Bonati Spine Procedure, a surgical technique with patented instruments to relieve cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine issues.
Mazor CEO Ori Hadomi mentioned in the 2017 earnings call earlier this week the company is pivoting efforts for its Renaissance robotic spine surgery system to target the ASC market, according to a transcript published in Seeking Alpha.
A retrospective study in Clinical Spine Surgery found that "outpatient" anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and lumbar discectomy procedures often did not correlate with same day discharge.
Phoenix Spine & Joint created Canadian Care Connect, a concierge program allowing Canadians access to joint replacement or spine surgery procedures.
New York City-based NYU Langone Medical Center researchers investigated readmissions following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in an outpatient setting.