Tag: Outpatient spine surgery

Optimizing vendor partnerships for cost containment, growth in ASCs: OR Manager Conference Session Preview

Growth is the goal in any ASC—growth in volume, growth in profits, and often growth to new locations. For DISC Surgery Centers, which just opened its sixth ambulatory surgery center (ASC) through parent company TriasMD, that growth has been the result of many factors. A key driver, according to Frank…

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By: Carina Stanton
September 24, 2025
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Outpatient artificial disc replacement proves safe, efficient, game-changing for spine surgery

Editor's Note Artificial disc replacement (ADR) no longer requires a hospital stay. In one of the largest analyses to date, a California surgical team reviewed 1,043 outpatient ADR cases over 6 years and found zero immediate hospital transfers, zero transfusions, and every patient discharged home in under 24 hours, LA…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 16, 2025
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August poll results: Service line shifts push ASCs to expand capacity, redefine readiness

The migration of surgical cases from inpatient settings to ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) continues to reshape perioperative leadership in 2025. Nationally, the trend is driven by payer incentives, patient preference, and cost pressures, with ASCs now performing more orthopedic, spine, and complex outpatient procedures than ever before. In fact, the…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
September 3, 2025
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Survey: Shifts in ASC staffing patterns, volume rises at slower rate

Data and surveys

About the survey Data for the Career/Salary Survey were collected from April 1 to June 27, 2025. The list comprised ASC administrators who were either OR Manager subscribers or part of an external list. The survey closed with 90 responses. The margin of error is ±5 percentage points at the…

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By: Cynthia Saver
September 1, 2025
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Artificial disc replacement proves safe, efficient, cost-saving in outpatient spine surgery

Editor's Note Artificial disc replacement (ADR) in the cervical spine can be performed safely, efficiently, and cost-effectively in outpatient/ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), Ortho Spine News July 31 reports. The article details research from Steven J. Girdler, MD, of DISC Surgery Center, who reviewed 6 years of data from 1,043 patients…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
August 20, 2025
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5 reasons why ASC leaders deserve to be at the 2025 OR Manager Conference

Running an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is not for the faint of heart. ASC leaders are navigating tight margins, stricter-than-ever quality reporting, lean staffing resources, payer squeeze, and a relentless push to be profitable without proper support. And yet, the ASC market is booming. The number of Medicare-certified ASCs has…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
August 5, 2025
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Scrubs to startups: Viral neurosurgeon is breaking barriers, fixing spines, advocating for safer ORs

Neurosurgeon Dr Betsy Grunch is known online as @Ladyspinedoc

When Betsy Grunch, MD, FAANS, FACS, FCNS, board-certified neurosurgeon known on TikTok and Instagram as @Ladyspinedoc, watched a viral video of a surgeon berating an OR nurse during a livestreamed procedure, she was incredibly bothered by the shameful display. She took to her popular platform and spoke out against that…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
July 8, 2025
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Neuromodulation gaining momentum as a transformative force in neuro care

Editor's Note Neuromodulation is shifting from the margins to the forefront of neurological treatment, offering real-world potential to transform care for conditions like epilepsy, Parkinson’s disease, and substance use disorder. As reported by Medical Device Network on May 19, the field is seeing accelerated innovation and investment, with global market…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
July 1, 2025
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Smart patient selection anchors DISC’s high-acuity spine ASC model

Editor's Note Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) leaders elevate safety by treating patient selection as a clinical gatekeeper, then prop that rigor with data-driven workflows, advanced monitoring, and targeted robotics to bring complex spine cases safely into the outpatient space. An interview with Glenn Snyders Jr, MD, medical director and head…

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By: Tarsilla Moura
April 23, 2025
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FDA clears AI platform for real-time surgical measurements

Editor's Note What is reportedly the first technology to allow dynamic, 3D, segmental visualization of anatomy during surgery earned a second 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration, according to an April 8 press release from developer Proprio. Designed to let surgeons measure progress during surgery without scrubbing…

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By: Matt Danford
April 9, 2025
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