Prior authorization can be a pain point for spine surgeons getting reimbursement approved by CMS and insurers, but artificial intelligence holds potential for improving that process for providers, ...

CustoMED, an AI-driven orthopedic platform, raised $6 million in funding in a seed round.  The company utilizes AI and 3D printing to create orthopedic surgical tools and implants that are ...

Irvine, Calif.-based Hoag Orthopedic Institute has added 11 physicians to its staff.  With the additions, HOI has more than 300 physicians on its staff, including more than 80 orthopedic specialists, ...

Rhea Medical Center in Dayton, Tenn., opened its Spine Motion Institute, Chattanoogan.com reported Oct. 29. Spine surgeon Scott Hodges, DO, is overseeing the center. His practice includes disc ...

Florida has 26 hospitals included on Healthgrades’ Top 100 Best Hospitals for Orthopedic Surgery list, the most of any state. The 2026 Specialty Excellence Awards were published Oct. 28.  The ...

As chair of orthopedics at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, Mark Vrahas, MD, has spent his career building programs that balance excellence in education, clinical care and research.  Today, he sees the ...

A surge of private equity deals in the spine and orthopedic space during the last few years have yet to see solid payoff, some surgeons say. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of questions posed to ...

Recent shifts in telehealth policy have forced some spine surgeons to adapt, Reid Hoshide, MD, said. Dr. Hishide, of the Neurosurgical Institute of Hawaii in Honolulu, shared his strategy with ...

Oklahoma City-based OneCore Health received multiple five-star ratings from Healthgrades for outpatient care, including rotator cuff repair and back and neck surgery. Healthgrades, which evaluates ...

Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company is expanding its musculoskeletal population health program with Humana, according to an Oct. 28 news release. The expansion adds Humana members in Arizona to ...

Continued improvements to robotic-assisted procedures and a new knee replacement technology are two of the emerging techniques that orthopedic surgeons are looking forward to implementing in the near ...

Durham, N.C.-based EmergeOrtho added two orthopedic practices, expanding its presence in Greensboro, N.C. The organization merged with Murphy Wainer Orthopedic Specialists and Guilford Orthopaedic & ...