At the 11th Annual Spine, Orthopedic & Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference on June 14, a panel of experts discussed the future of the spine industry in a keynote session titled “The Healthcare, Spine and Orthopedic Economy: Is the future bright or dark? How do you position yourself?”

Frank Phillips, MD, co-founded the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Chicago, where he works with spine surgeons to treat a variety of spinal conditions. He specializes in the spine and has an interest in cervical and lumbar reconstructive surgery, with expertise in motion-preserving and minimally invasive spinal procedures.

Frank Phillips, MD, co-founded the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Minimally Invasive Spine Institute in Chicago. There, he works with spine surgeon colleagues to treat a wide variety of spinal conditions. He has served as president and is a board member of the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.

Here, Dr. Phillips discusses recent developments in minimally invasive spine surgery, as well as the roadblocks spine surgeons sometimes face in getting reimbursements.

Minimally invasive approaches to transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion are nearly $6,000 less expensive than open surgery approaches, according to findings from an analysis at Rush University Medical Center published in a Pain Medicine News report.