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Outpatient ACDF readmission rates reduced with patient selection protocol, study finds
A study in The Spine Journal examined if a standardized patient selection protocol for outpatient anterior cervical discectomy and fusion resulted in noninferior readmission rates compared to overnight admissions. -
Outpatient spine clinic utilization reduces ED visits, study finds
A study published in Spine examined the utilization rates and predictors of emergency department use after spine surgery. -
Spine surgery continues to transition to outpatient setting — Dr. Christopher Summa answers 3 Qs
Christopher Summa, MD, is a spine surgeon at Santa Cruz, Calif.-based Sutter Health. An experienced surgeon, Dr. Summa highlights his excitements in spine surgery and its transition to the outpatient setting. -
100% of military patients return to duty after MIS at an ASC, study finds
A study published in Military Medicine examined the return of duty rates for military patients who underwent minimally invasive spine surgery in an ambulatory surgery center. -
Does patient selection help lower outpatient spine surgery costs? 5 study findings
As more spine surgeries transition to the outpatient setting, surgeons and researchers continue to study the cost differences between inpatient and outpatient procedures. -
Ask the experts — Why coflex® is right for your ASC
Paradigm Spine's coflex® Interlaminar Stabilization® device is meeting an unmet need in surgical treatment at spinefocused ASCs. -
Outpatient ACDF cost $39K vs. $47K for inpatient surgery: 5 study findings
Researchers found performing anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures in the outpatient setting reduced costs while maintaining patient safety standards, according to an Iowa Orthopedic Journal study. -
Reston Hospital Center performs 1st endoscopic spine surgery: 5 takeaways
Two spine surgeons performed the first endoscopic spine surgery at Reston (Va.) Hospital Center. -
Outpatient surgery centers safe for single-level cervical total disc replacement: 3 study findings
A study published in Spine investigated the adverse event profile of cervical total disc replacements performed in the outpatient versus inpatient setting. -
Outpatient cervical disc arthroplasty at ASCs is safe, quicker than hospital settings: 5 study insights
Research published in the International Journal of Spine Surgery examined the safety and efficiency of cervical disc arthroplasty in ASCs compared to hospital settings. -
5 things to know about the Minimally Invasive Spine Institute
Here are five things to know about Dallas-based Minimally Invasive Spine Institute. -
Colorado orthopedic network including ASCs recapitalizes
Golden, Colo.-based Panorama Orthopedics & Spine Center recapitalized with U.S. Bancorp. -
Atlantic Spine Center's Dr. Kaliq Chang debunks 3 myths about endoscopic rhizotomy
Endoscopic facet rhizotomy can relieve chronic pain caused by facet joint syndrome, chronic neck or back pain or failed back surgery syndrome, according to Kaliq Chang, MD, of West Orange, N.J.-based Atlantic Spine Center. -
Drs. Francis Pflum & Sunil Kukreja join Datta Endoscopic Back Surgery and Pain Center — 5 facts
New York City-based Datta Endoscopic Back Surgery and Pain Center added Francis Pflum, MD, and Sunil Kukreja, MD, to its physician team. -
Arkansas practice now features MIS surgery for neck, arm pain
Arkansas Surgical Hospital in North Little Rock is now offering Centinel Spine’s minimally invasive prodisc C anterior cervical total disc replacement surgery for neck and arm pain. -
Physicians select top facilities for spine & orthopedic procedures
Physicians reveal the top facilities for several surgeries, including spine procedures and total hip replacements, in Medscape's Physicians' Choice: Top Hospitals 2018 report. -
Outpatient spine — Key trends and opportunities from Dr. Bobby Bhatti
Bobby Bhatti, MD, is a spine surgeon focused on minimally invasive treatments for his patients. He is Atlanta Spine's founder of and a North American Spine Society, International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery and Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery member. -
The biggest challenge and opportunity for a New Jersey-based spine surgeon's ASC: 3Qs with Dr. Kam Momi
Kam Momi, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with a fellowship in spine surgery. He has a special interest in minimally invasive spine procedures and practices at Mt. Laurel, N.J.-based Coastal Spine. -
ASCs safe to perform transforaminal decompressions for lumbar foraminal & lateral recess stenosis, study shows
Study investigators found readmission rates did not increase when transforaminal endoscopic decompression procedures for lumbar foraminal and lateral recess stenosis were performed in outpatient settings, according to International Journal of Spine Surgery. -
5 details on outpatient spine surgery safety in ASCs from 'Neurosurgery' analysis
Research published in Neurosurgery found outpatient spine procedures are just as safe or safer than procedures performed in an inpatient setting.
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