For years, the smartest move in spine and orthopedic economics was to keep payers at arm’s length: negotiate the fee schedule, fight the denials and treat the insurer as an adversary to be managed.

From pain management device acquisitions to new orthopedic facilities, healthcare organizations and companies are continuing to pour resources into spine and orthopedic care in 2026. Here are 10 ...

Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Alta Orthopaedics provided notice of a data incident that may have impacted patient information.  The practice determined that unauthorized access to certain information ...

Chillicothe, Ohio-based Cohen Orthopedic is moving forward with construction of the Great Seal Medical Center, a new healthcare campus that will include medical office space and an ASC, according to a ...

Swiss medtech company Neo Medical has commercially debuted its Neo Instant MIS Access platform in the U.S. for posterior thoracic, lumbar and sacral minimally invasive spine procedures. The ...

UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, Ireland, performed the first procedure using Stryker’s Mako Shoulder robot in Europe, according to a June 26 report from MassDevice. The robotic-assisted platform ...

Elevation Spine’s Saber-C Anterior Cervical Fusion System has surpassed 5,000 implants.  The system supports both spike and screw fixation options and offers seven total points of fixation, according ...

Robin West, MD, has spent her career rebuilding torn anterior cruciate ligaments. She believes the biggest opportunity in sports medicine is making that surgery less necessary. As chief of Inova ...

Physician ownership of ASC has become a highly consequential factor shaping the future of the industry. Reimbursement is tightening, corporate buyers are aggressive and physicians are increasingly ...

St. Cloud, Minn.-based CentraCare will open a $194 million expansion at its Plaza campus June 29, adding more than 225,000 square feet of clinical space, according to a June 9 West Central Tribune ...

As competition to capture patients increases among orthopedic practices, surgeons are adapting to retain their patient bases.

Orthopedic surgery company Pixee Medical has appointed Kristoff Goson as its next CEO.  Mr. Goson served as global vice ...