New York-based Elliquence named Bill Pfost CEO. Mr. Pfost brings more than 30 years of experience in the spine industry to the role, according to an Oct. 8 news release. He most recently served as ...

Surgical treatment accounts for 79% of allegations in orthopedic malpractice claims, according to a malpractice risk review from The Doctors Company, physician-owned medical malpractice insurer. The ...

Tampa, Fla.-based Orthopaedic Solutions Management named Jason McClair COO. Mr. McClair brings more than 20 years of healthcare operations and leadership experience. He most recently served as group ...

Nicholas Grosso, MD, has watched Medicare pay for orthopedic surgeons erode for most of his private practice career. Now, he said, independent practices are running out of ways to absorb it. “It’s ...

Florida has long been where Americans go to retire, which puts Bradenton, Fla.-based Coastal Orthopedics on the front line of one of the biggest shifts in spine care. Patients there expect to stay ...

The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience on Oct. 2 called for a national minimally invasive spine credential that ties a physician’s scope of practice to demonstrated competence rather than the ...

Endoscopic spine surgery has a growing following among surgeons and patients. As it grows its presence in spine care, leaders consistently cite one of its biggest barriers to wider adoption is the ...

Spine surgery has more options than ever, but more choices have not necessarily made the biggest decisions any easier. From the push to avoid fusion to the rapid adoption of endoscopy, surgeons are ...

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System named Jeremy Gardner, MD, chief medical officer, effective Oct. 19. Dr. Gardner has spent more than 16 years with Altru, caring for patients as an ...

Las Vegas-based Desert Orthopaedic Center has provided notice of a data privacy incident.  The organization learned of the breach on or about Aug. 7. An investigation determined that certain ...

Pain management and spine practices are entering a period of unprecedented change. Private equity firms, family offices, ...

A federal judicial panel centralized 49 lawsuits into two manufacturer-specific proceedings, again declining to put all spinal cord stimulator litigation before one judge. The U.S. Judicial Panel on ...