OrthoCarolina added spine surgeon Petros Koutsogiannis, DO, according to an Oct. 4 announcement in the Laurinburg Exchange.

Beginning Sept. 1, UnitedHealthcare began requiring prior authorization for physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and Medicare-covered chiropractic services delivered in ...

Medical device company OrthAlign has earned FDA clearance for its Lantern Hip handheld technology for direct anterior total hip arthroplasty. The technology is used to visualize the placement of hip ...

Clarksville, Tenn.-based Premier Medical Group is opening a new sports medicine department that will be led by Chae Ko, MD, an experienced sports medicine physician, according to an Oct. 3 report from ...

Discover the latest advancements in orthopedic and spine robotics as reported by Becker's in the third quarter of 2024.

Christopher C Hasty, MD, completed the first BEAR implant procedure Sept. 3 at ECU Health in Greenville, N.C. Miach Orthopaedics' BEAR implant is the first FDA-approved medical technology that enables ...

CMS' move to establish the new ICD-10 code — M62.85: Dysfunction of the Multifidus Muscles, Lumbar Region — is part of ongoing efforts by spine surgeons who want more coding clarifications for back ...

Moving spine cases to the ASC takes time, and hospitals and health systems need to strategize to get on the ground floor, said April Ernst, chief operating offi ...

Orthopedic surgeons are among specialties with the highest average pay, but that figure and physician satisfaction can vary across settings and age.

Martinsburg-based Pain Center of West Virginia has agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve false claim allegations. The practice allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare for the use of amniotic fluid ...

Amphix Bio earned FDA breakthrough device designation for a bone regeneration drug-device combination, according to an Oct. 3 news release.

Spinal cord stimulators are designed to address back pain and can be used as part of a patient's treatment plan.