A study found spine surgeons perform more spine procedures at ASCs with 23-hour observation stays, according to AHC Media.
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Relievant Medsystems enrolled the first patient in its clinical study analyzing the Intracept procedure, a minimally invasive approach to treating low back pain.
Medical device company LinkSPINE named Dennis Farrell CEO and president.
Top Doctors recognized orthopedic spine surgeon Daryl Sybert, DO, as a 2017 Top Doctor in New Albany, Ohio.
Paradigm Spine announced it reached an agreement with the Health Alliance Plan of Michigan to cover the coflex Interlaminar Stabilization device.
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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.