At the end of April, the Federal Trade Commission took steps to ban noncompete clauses for most U.S. workers. Since then, the ban has faced challenges from a number of organizations and feedback from surgeons nationwide. As it stands, the rule is set to take effect for healthcare providers June 1, 2025.

Spinal decompression on its own is more cost-effective than the procedure combined with spinal fusion in patients with lumbar stenosis with associated degenerative spondylolisthesis, according to a study in the June 15 issue of Spine.

Settlements were reached in four spine-related federal cases and a patient lawsuit in May.

Tony Tannoury, MD, will pay $200,000 to resolve accusations he violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act over alleged kickbacks from DePuy Synthes.

The American Spine Registry is collaborating with Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association for patient data sharing.

Becker's reported on two neurosurgeons who were honored during the month of May.

Here are four spine surgeons who have moved to new groups or added to their titles in May.

Carbondale-based Southern Illinois Healthcare Brain and Spine Institute has earned a $50,000 technology grant, according to a May 29 report from the Southern Illinoisan.

As spine surgeons grow in their career, their teaching methods have also changed with time. 

Spine device manufacturer Innovasis and two of its senior executives have agreed to pay $12 million to resolve false claim act allegations. 

Spinal Simplicity and inFormed Consent partnered for patient education, according to a May 29 news release.

Minimally invasive sacroiliac joint fusion is associated with increased opioid usage, according to a study published in the June 15 edition of Spine.

Neurologists in the U.S. earn an average of $343,000 annually, according to Medscape's 2024 "Neurologist Compensation Report," published May 24. 

Healthgrades recently released its rankings for the best hospitals in the U.S. for spine surgery, including three in New York. 

Jeffrey Carlson, MD, spine surgeon at Newport News-based Coastal Virginia Surgery Center, has completed the region's first two-level cervical disc arthroplasty using Nuvasive's Simplify cervical disc implants. 

Neurosurgery has the highest average annual pay among physicians, according to Doximity's Physician Compensation Report 2024.

From textbooks to podcasts, here is the content three spine surgeons recommend for others in the field.

Aetna didn't change its payment policy for treating fractured vertebrae despite the urging of spine and radiology groups.

Jonathan Yang, MD, PhD, joined New York City-based NYU Langone Health's Perlmutter Cancer Center as director of clinical research at its Brain and Spine Tumor Center.

Some spinal cord injury patients saw significant improvement in hand and arm function after using Onward Medical's Arc-EX spinal cord stimulator, the devicemaker said May 20.