CMS is floating changes to the physician fee schedule for 2026, including two separate conversion factors and a 3.6% increase in physician pay. The July 14 proposal includes a conversion factor for ...

DISC Surgery Center at Marina del Rey (Calif.) is now in-network with Medicare, according to a July 15 news release. The ASC went in-network after meeting all qualifying health and safety standards ...

University Hospital has performed the first total posterior spine system procedure in Staten Island, N.Y., according to a July 15 report from SI Advance. Ronit Gilad, MD, chair of neurosurgery at SIUH ...

Here are the top four orthopedic residency programs, from Doximity’s 2025-2026 Residency Navigator. Note: Rankings are as of July 15, 2025. 1. Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell Medical Center (New ...

Medtech company Wenzel Spine received FDA clearance for panaSIa, an expandable sacroiliac fusion implant.  The implant offers a minimally invasive procedure option for patients with sacroiliac joint ...

In just under three years, Alok Sharan, MD, has seen his practice, Spine and Performance Institute, grow as awake spine surgery gains traction. Dr. Sharan opened the Edison, N.J.-based practice in ...

The first cases using the ApolloHipX application were recently successfully completed, and the device produced better efficiency and patient outcomes, according to the surgeon who performed the cases.

Boston Scientific’s Intracept Procedure, the first procedure designed to relieve vertebrogenic pain, has treated 50,000 patients. In July 2024, there were more than 30,000 patients that had been ...

Orthopedic hospitals with physician CEOs were associated with better patient experiences, increased case volume and rankings compared to orthopedic hospitals that weren’t physician-led, according to a ...

Arun Hariharan, MD, began using an artificial intelligence tool that streamlines spinal imaging for his pediatric patients. He leverages BoneMRI, which creates a CT-like image from an MRI scan. Dr.

The Orlando Health Jewett Orthopedic Institute has expanded its staff with 26 orthopedic and sports medicine physicians in Florida. After Orlando Health’s recent acquisition of Steward Health Care’s ...

The first year of a bundled payment program for outpatient spine surgery was associated with lower spending compared to inpatient cases, according to a study published in JAMA Health Forum July 11.