Outpatient Spine

Paradigm Spine announced it reached an agreement with the Health Alliance Plan of Michigan to cover the coflex Interlaminar Stabilization device.

A Nashville-based Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance surgeon performed the area's first outpatient lumbar spine surgery.

Minnesota-based Inspired Spine acquired Alexandria, Minn.-based Tristate Brain and Spine Institute, a leading spine and neurosurgery private practice in Minnesota.

Frank Phillips, MD, co-founder of the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute at Rush in Chicago, lists four big opportunities in spine.

President and CEO of Laser Spine Institute, Roger Cary, has a keen eye toward creating a culture of quality care. The Tampa, Fla.-based spine ASC chain has locations across the country, and plans to expand with both surgical and conservative…

Aetna issued a coverage policy update for laminotomy with arthrodesis procedures and continues to consider additional edits for upcoming policy revision, according to a letter from North American Spine Society President F. Todd Wetzel, MD.

Here are seven key stories on outpatient spine trends and news.

Utah's Public Employees Health Plan issued a positive coverage policy for SI joint fusions using SI-Bone's iFuse Implant System.

Jocelyn Idema, DO, is a fellowship trained spine surgeon with Advanced Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation in Washington, Pa. She has experience with minimally invasive spine surgery and motion-preserving technology. Most of her spinal fusion patients return home within 24 hours of…

Paradigm Spine's coflex® Interlaminar Stabilization® device is helping ASCs and spine-based practices stand out in a crowded healthcare field.