Video: Toyota helps overhaul California hospital. 'What on earth does making cars have to do with hospitals and health care?'

FDA says powdered gloves have to go. While use of these gloves is decreasing, agency says they pose an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury.

Suit: Surgeon removed wrong rib and then lied about it. "The cover-up is worse than the crime here," says patient's lawyer.

Are you committing these common lapses in infection prevention? These are most likely to saddle you with a CMS citation.

Rare brain disease detected in patient. Arkansas facility reopens after a possible diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Taxing Question: Is it an ASC or part of a hospital? A bundle of cash is riding on the designation.

Court: Surgical hospital could Be liable for nurse sexually assaulting patient. The hospital is accused of failing to provide background checks and adequately training staff of sexual misconduct prevention.

Has double-booking surgery gone too far? U.S. Senate scrutinizing doctors who do 2 operations at once.

Clear visibility. Don't let smoke, fog and debris impede your surgeon's view.

Medical Malpractice: suits from slips, trips and falls. What's your liability when a patient takes a tumble at your facility?

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Business Advisor: Time to dust off those preference cards. Ensuring they're accurate and up to date pays off in big ways.

Behind Closed Doors: I'm Not "Just a Nurse". We're more than most people realize. Marginalize us at your own risk.

Anesthesia Alert: The great LMA debate. Should you remove it before or after the patient wakes up?

Ethicon pulling Sedasys Anesthesia System. The computerized propofol delivery device was touted as the future of anesthesiology, but failed to take off in the U.S.

Anatomy of a glove trial. Find the best fit with these 7 factors.

Cutting Remarks: Are we really discharging that patient? The little white lies we tell our patients to send them home sooner.