When you’re choosing between IONM companies, experience matters. At SpecialtyCare, we have longstanding partnerships with a number of hospitals and healthcare systems, and we have seen those relationships yield demonstrable results in the surgical suite, improving both efficiency and outcomes. Our partnerships reach a peak of optimization over time, where workflows are streamlined, errors are reduced, and performance significantly improves. We’ve seen this in our intraoperative neuromonitoring partnerships, and the results are dramatic.

Our Expertise in IONM

Intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) acts as an early warning system to prevent neural injury during complex surgeries, especially those involving the brain and spine. It comprises a range of modalities, each designed to detect electrical signals from different groups of nerves in order to give the surgical team a picture of neurological activity during procedures. IONM professionals monitor and interpret the signal feedback, communicating with surgeons in real time so they can make appropriate adjustments to preserve nerve functionality wherever it may be at risk of damage. IONM was once seen as an optional extra layer of safety, but now it is seen as a non-negotiable standard of care for complex spinal surgeries.

SpecialtyCare is the leading provider of intraoperative neuromonitoring services across the country, supporting 130,000 cases across the US in 2025 among 750 hospitals. All of our highly trained IONM clinicians are CNIM certified, and our team includes dozens of oversight neurologists and around 700 surgical neurophysiologists and technicians in the OR. We have the highest percentage DABNMs and PhDs on our team, and they are all competency ranked with a 6-tier clinical ladder.

The Dramatic Results of Our Long-term Partnerships

Because of the large volume of IONM patients we serve every year, we are able to collect a volume of data across procedures into a registry called SCOPE™. This clinical database is the largest of its kind, and it provides our partners with access to a collective of case information that can be used to establish key benchmarks and drive innovation in the surgical suite.

Using data from our SCOPE registry, researchers analyzed 539,315 adult spine procedures involving 6,004 surgeons across 1,059 hospital sites. Their analysis revealed a 50.3% reduction in new neurologic deficits between a surgeon’s first 100 monitored cases and their 700-800th monitored cases with SpecialtyCare IONM.

This indicates that our ongoing partnerships are yielding remarkable dividends. Here’s how we’re able to boost the performance of our partners:

• Consistent monitoring protocols. We focus on dependability and ensuring that monitoring protocols are maintained throughout procedures.
• Standardized clinical training. Because we’re responsible for maintaining quality assurance across our service lines, our standardized clinical training means surgical teams get a consistent experience, as well as a high level of expertise, from our professionals.
• Reliable alert communication. Surgical staff can count on our team to know what alerts need to be brought to their attention. Our team members may also participate in the clinical decision-making process, sharing the cognitive load and helping surgeons take appropriate actions for the best possible outcomes.
• Long-term surgeon relationships. Surgeons like to work with experienced professionals who anticipate their needs and understand their preferences. We match surgeons with IONM clinicians who will collaborate with them effectively. Trust is built and sustained, and working relationships become more positive and streamlined over time. 

Get High Quality IONM Support with SpecialtyCare

If you want to measurably improve outcomes with a long-term intraoperative neuromonitoring partnership, get in touch with our team. Our mission is to make surgery safer, which is why we’re constantly collecting data, providing training and education programs, and optimizing processes inside and outside the OR. Our IONM professionals regularly have their competencies evaluated, reevaluated, and reassessed as the field of neuromonitoring advances, and we put teams together thoughtfully based on their case experience and ability to communicate with surgical staff. Our extensive experience sets us apart from other IONM companies. If you’re ready to start improving both short-term and long-term results with a reliable IONM partner, contact us today.