President and CEO of Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute Roger Cary discusses the best opportunities for outpatient spine surgery and where the field is headed in the future.

Athens, Ga.-based GNS Surgery Center, a United Surgical Partners International affiliate, installed the Mazor Robotics Renaissance system and completed the first procedure.

A new study published in Clinical Spine Surgery examines whether anterior cervical discectomy and fusion patients are treated differently at physician-owned hospitals than other hospitals.

Daniel Eggart, MD, performed the first outpatient minimally invasive posterior cervical fusion at Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, S.C., South Strand News reports.

In a recent press release, Astura Medical, a high growth, innovative spine technology company, announced that it received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its ALTA ACDF Interbody Spacers and HALF DOME Lumbar Interbody Spacers in PEEK-OPTIMA HA Enhanced from Invibio Biomaterial Solutions.

Here are seven key stories on outpatient spine trends and news.

Phillip Kravetz, MD, joined Hurst, Texas-based Physician Partners of America.

A new case series published in Journal of Spine evaluates Wenzel Spine's VariLift-LX System.

Dr. Mark Giovanini performed the first ASC based Robotically assisted SI Joint Fusion in the Southeast at Cornerstone Surgicare. Here are 5 takeaways:

The Sky Spine Endoscopy Institute relocated its headquarters to Frederick, Md.

Orthopedic Surgeon Julian Cameron, MD, performed a successful sacroiliac joint surgery at the Surgery Center of Fort Lauderdale in Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.

Paradigm Spine earned FDA premarket clearance for its coflex Interlaminar Stabilization disposable instrument kit.

Here are five things to know about Newport Beach, Calif.-based Hoag Health Network.

Allied Pain & Spine opened a new Silicon Valley-based surgery center.

Outpatient centers can be a great alternative for inpatient surgery for the right candidate. Studies have shown outpatient surgery costs less and leads to the same outcomes as inpatient surgery.

Here are 10 key facts and studies on outpatient spine surgery and spine procedures in ASCs.

Here are five things to know about Tampa, Fla.-based Laser Spine Institute.

The Elgin-based Illinois Pain Institute Co-founder John Prunskis, MD, was named a Top Pain Doctor by Castle Connolly Medical.

A study published in Spine examined the number of emergency room visits resulting from spine surgery performed at hospitals compared to outpatient settings.

With an increasing demand for minimally invasive surgery, many device companies are continuing to develop lasers for spine surgery.