Hospital consolidation may lead to higher costs of care and fewer choices for patients, but does present an opportunity for ASCs to provide a more cost-effective and efficient option. These four ...

Orthopedic and spine care is rapidly changing with the advent and deployment of new technologies, including robotic surgical care and artificial intelligence. Here is what two experts believe the ...

The highest-paid CEOs at spine and orthopedic medtech companies saw total compensation of more than $20 million. Here is how much four devicemaker CEOs were paid in 2024, according to their company’s ...

Alphatec CEO Patrick Miles earned about $6.2 million in total compensation, according to the company’s April 11 Securities and Exchange Commission proxy filing. The report includes compensation for ...

Elon Musk’s brain-implant company, Neuralink, may soon have a new competitor in the market. Neurotechnology startup Precision Neuroscience has earned FDA clearance for a core component of its brain ...

Despite orthopedic surgeon pay falling by 3% between 2024 and 2025, overall, the specialty has seen a 25.31% pay hike since 2015. From 2015 to 2025, the inflation rate in the U.S. has risen by 1.7%, ...

Spine surgeon Peter Miller, MD, PhD, has performed minimally invasive surgery for years, and in recent years, he’s adopted an approach to support patients beyond the operating room. Dr. Miller, of ...

The Orthopedic Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind., has added MRI technology to its surgery center in Warsaw, Ind., according to an April 16 report from the Times Union Online. The hospital is an affiliate ...

From leadership shuffles and product debuts, here are eight key updates from spine and orthopedic devicemakers since April 9. 1. Think Surgical’s TMINI robot was used in its first case with Maxx ...

Dain Allred, MD, performed surgery on Javain Brown, a defender for Real Salt Lake, on April 16. The procedure was to repair Mr. Brown’s left anterior cruciate ligament, medial and lateral menisci, ...

Despite decreases in average annual salary, orthopedic surgeons remain as one of the highest-paying physician specialties and out earn other top-paying jobs outside of healthcare. Four notes: 1.

Rikesh Patel, DO, is Cleveland-based University Hospitals’ new director of robotics for total joint replacement. Dr. Patel’s specialties include minimally invasive direct superior total hip ...