Fla. Spine Surgeon Offers Warranty on Work

Bring a car back to the shop with a manufacturing defect and they’ll cover the work free of charge. Send a patient of Dr. Ari Deukmedjian’s back, and he’ll do the same. While some see it as a gimmick, the Deuk Spine Institute in Orlando has come up with a novel way for payers to transfer risk by offering a warranty on the work of its surgeon. The warranty comes with any surgery when the payer reimburses the outpatient surgery center at its billed rate, as opposed to the rate established through the state’s fee schedule, and is adjusted for risk fact...