An anesthesia group is on the hook for a mul-
timillion-dollar verdict after one of its
anesthesiologists failed to respond in time to
a hernia repair patient who bled out in PACU.
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Maggots? A lawsuit claims that a woman who
underwent a lung procedure and was recov-
ering in a Florida hospital's ICU was infested
with maggots at the time of her death.
osmag.net/V4mRMo
When an infection preventionist at UC Health
in Cincinnati pushed for hospital officials to
report a suspected bronchoscope outbreak
that sickened hundreds of patients, she was
forced out of her job, she claims.
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AmSurg, a management group that oversees
more than 250 ambulatory surgery centers, is
merging with Envision Healthcare to create
one of the largest physician staffing compa-
nies in the country. osmag.net/6HMGvy
A Pennsylvania surgery center is offering
13,000 patients free credit monitoring for a
year after it discovered that hackers installed
ransomware on its computer network.
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A jury must decide whether a surgeon who
injected a non-FDA-approved bone cement
into a patient's spine is liable for her death,
along with the cement's manufacturer, which
allegedly pushed physicians to use the
product. osmag.net/Hw6fSB
Researchers say that pregabalin, often used in
multimodal pain management reg-
imens, may be associated with an
increased risk of major birth
defects during pregnancy.
osmag.net/ZEJz9a
An anesthesia tech accused of molest-
ing 4 male patients, including a minor, at
a California hospital last year will spend 1
year in jail. osmag.net/3kUsJZ
FDA approved the first implant for reshaping
the cornea, the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay, to
improve the near vision of select presbyopes
who've yet to undergo cataract surgery and
would rather not wear glasses.
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Surgical centers (1.2%) and HOPDs (1.6%)
would receive modest rate hikes under
CMS's proposed payment system for 2017.
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