CMS released the 2026 proposed payment rule for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs on July 15. The agency proposed removing 285 mostly musculoskeletal procedure codes from the inpatient-only ...

Zacharia Pinter, MD, has joined The Orthopedic Partners in Park City, Utah, according to a July 10 Linkedin post. Dr. Pinter is a graduate from Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic’s orthopedic surgery ...

Orthopedic surgeon Jonathan Glashow, MD, performed knee surgery on Philadelphia 76ers player Paul George July 14 at the New York City-based NYU Langone Sports Medicine Orthopedic Center. The procedure ...

Peter Sultan, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead, N.Y., died July 13 at age 54, Riverhead Local reported July 15. Dr. Sultan died unexpectedly while competing in a ...

Spine Medicine and Surgery of Long Island (N.Y.) has added Marissa Catalanotto, MD, to its staff.  Dr. Catalanotto is an interventional pain management physician and is currently completing a pain ...

CMS’ proposed rules for hospital outpatient departments and ASCs includes plans to remove several orthopedic procedures from its inpatient-only list. The plan would phase out the IPO list over three ...

Globus Medical introduced its DuraPro drill with navigation for spine and orthopedic surgery, according to a July 16 news release. DuraPro helps prevent soft tissue wrapping and retains a natural ...

Nonoperative spine care will likely grow as regenerative medicine and opioid-sparing approaches advance, Brad Sorosky, MD, said. Dr. Sorosky, a physiatrist with Phoenix-based Desert Spine & Sports ...

Physicians can only improve the things they measure. From costs to outcomes and supply, spine surgeons discuss how they manage and learn from the data. Ask Spine Surgeons is a weekly series of ...

Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag has opened a new healthcare center in San Clemente, Calif. The 20,000-square-foot facility is the system’s 13th health center, according to a July 14 news release from ...

SurGenTec launched the Insite sterile implant and instrument kit for sacroiliac joint fusion, the company said July 15. The Insite kit includes a set of single-use instruments with a 3D-printed ...

DISC Surgery Center at Marina del Rey (Calif.) is now in-network with Medicare, according to a July 15 news release. The ASC went in-network after meeting all qualifying health and safety standards ...