Did hospital discriminate against allegedly suicidal CRNA? Court says hospital acted reasonably when it put her on extended leave.

Fentanyl diversion at Colorado Hospital exposes patients to hepatitis. The surgical tech implicated in the theft has reportedly been in trouble before for drug-related offenses.

Pain guidelines tout multimodal's advantages. Start managing post-op pain in pre-op, experts recommend.

Cyber-attackers "kidnap" hospital EHR and e-mail, demand millions in ransom. Employee may have inadvertently allowed the attack.

Patient's fall wasn't hospital's fault. Providers were not warned and were not expecting post-surgical collapse, court rules.

Virginia hospital association pull controversial CON TV ads. Over-the-top attack on CON repeal bill ticks off Republican leaders.

Confused pediatrician operates on wrong newborn. Distraught mother plans to sue hospital.

Business Advisor: Saturday colonoscopies. The benefits of performing screenings on weekends.

The benefits of dropless cataract surgery. Patients no longer need to take drops before or after surgery.

First, do no harm. Practical steps you can take today to keep your patients out of harm's way.

Save money on oxygen with this Idea That Works from Hagerstown, Maryland.

Thinking of Buying ... Hip surgery tables and accessories. Their positioning abilities enable a less-invasive approach to joint repair.

Cutting Remarks: Just play it cool like The Fonz. You gots to chill when things go wrong in the OR.

Infection Prevention: 5 bad infection habits to break. These common practices might do more harm than good to your patients.

Opportunities in outpatient trauma. How orthopedic ASCs can handle walk-in fracture care and other same-day trauma.

Your guide to orthopedic power tools. Give your surgeons what they want with smaller, stronger and smarter options.

Avoid lethal failure while delivering oxygen and/or medicine to surgical patients with this Idea That Works from Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

Limit frantic activity in the pre-op area and help patients with this Idea That Works from Bismark, North Dakota.

Safety: How safe are your medication practices? Reduce the risk of errors by reinforcing these 6 practice improvements.

Product News - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - February, 2016