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Former Laser Spine Institute employee class action lawsuit claiming $7M+ damages moves forward: 5 notes
On July 8, a U.S. district judge certified the class action lawsuit against Laser Spine Institute, the Tampa-based outpatient spine surgery center chain, brought by former employees after the company closed its doors, according to the Tampa Bay Business Journal. -
3 practices expanding, streamlining spine lines in 2019
Here are three practices making moves in the outpatient spine space this year: -
Outpatient spine reimbursement, desirability & more — 4 key notes
Payments, preferences and policies affect the viability of outpatient spine services. -
5 insights on SurgCenter Development's outpatient spine program
Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development has continued expanding its outpatient complex spine program in 2019. -
Redefining the outpatient spine landscape — 3 observations
Emerging partnerships and payer strategy shifts are creating new dynamics for outpatient spine practices, according to healthcare leaders interviewed by Becker's ASC Review. -
3 new outpatient spine centers in June
Here are three outpatient spine centers that were opened or announced in June: -
4 predictions about outpatient spine in 2019
Growth in the outpatient spine space isn't slowing any time soon, industry leaders say. -
9 spine center openings & partnerships — May 2019
Here are nine spine centers that were opened, announced or involved in partnerships in May 2019: -
Nashville hospital opens new spine institute — 4 things to know
Saint Thomas Midtown Hospital opened a 27,000-square-foot center dedicated to spine surgeries this month in Nashville, Tenn., the Nashville Business Journal reports. -
SurgCenter forms ASC joint venture with Wisconsin spine surgeons — 3 quick facts
SurgCenter Development is developing a spine ASC in Neenah, Wis., through a joint venture with physicians, according to the Post Crescent, part of the USA Today network. -
Mercy Medical Center opens spine center, names leader: 4 insights
Mercy Medical Center opened a minimally invasive spine center and tapped neurosurgeon Frederik A. Pennings, MD, as its leader, MassLive reports. -
Medtronic reaches 2nd ASC with newest Mazor edition — 3 highlights
Muskegon (Mich.) Surgery Center is the state's first ASC to use Medtronic's Mazor X Stealth Edition robotic guidance platform for spine surgery. -
Southwoods Pain & Spine Center brings services under one roof — 3 quick facts
Southwoods Health is consolidating primary care and pain services at its new, on-campus Pain & Spine Center, The Business Journal reports. -
Florida hospital to lay off 60 workers, discontinue inpatient spine care — 3 details
Tampa, Fla.-based Shriners Hospitals for Children plans to lay off 60 hospital employees Aug. 1, months after announcing a new focus on outpatient care, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. -
Spine ASC becomes part of BayCare Health System
Tampa (Fla.) Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Center joined Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System, according to Jennifer Pagliaro, RN, director of nursing at the center. -
SurgCenter's outpatient facilities complete 2.2K+ complex spine cases
Towson, Md.-based SurgCenter Development's outpatient complex spine program is growing. -
2-level spinal fusion in ASCs vs. HOPDs: 5 findings
A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery compared patients who underwent two-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusions in hospitals and ASCs. -
3 things to know about outpatient cervical total disc replacement
Cervical total disc replacement is safe to perform in the outpatient setting, according to new research published in Spine. -
Outpatient revision minimally invasive lumbar decompression: 4 notes on ASC vs. HOPD
A new study published in Spine examines the safety of minimally invasive lumbar decompression in the ambulatory setting. -
Spinal fusion: Multilevel procedures in the inpatient vs. outpatient setting: 4 findings
A new study published in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine examines the readmission rates for multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures in the outpatient versus inpatient setting.
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