In the last four months, Becker's has reported on one spine surgery center that opened in Georgia and two more in the works in California and North Carolina.
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Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center broke ground on an ASC in Marina del Rey, Calif., that is expected to open in early 2023.
Staffing company Maxim Healthcare Services signed a lease for 71,000 square feet of a 176,000-square-foot facility that previously served as Laser Spine Institute's Tampa, Fla., headquarters, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
As reimbursement continues to decline and the cost of running a practice becomes more challenging amid rising inflation and staffing difficulties, more independent practices are anticipated to dip their toes into the world of value-based care, seen by the federal…
Newport Beach, Calif.-based DISC Sports & Spine Center is planning to grow its footprint in California and around the U.S. through its newly-formed parent company Trias Global, Orange County Business Journal reported Aug. 2.
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Inspan merged with Sacrix to form Insrix, a new spine device company, effective July 1.
There are more than 3,500 orthopedic ASCs in the U.S., according to 2021 CMS figures, but many of them do not offer spine surgery.
Here are eight outpatient spine developments Becker's has reported on since May 6:
Vail-Summit (Colo.) Orthopaedics and Neurosurgery will be the first adopters of Accelus' minimally-invasive surgery robot that helps with pedicle screw placement during lumbar spine fixation procedures, according to an Accelus news release July 14.
Alaska is the most expensive state in the U.S. to undergo carpal tunnel surgery, according to Sidecar Health's care calculator.