Surgical assistant catches nurse anesthetist fondling himself in OR. The cellphone video is part of a lawsuit that allegedly shows a pattern of sexual harassment at a California hospital.

Study: Pre-op antibiotic regimen can predict a patient's risk of infection. Women who receive ??-lactam antibiotics before a hysterectomy have fewer SSIs than those receiving other regimens.

Eye clinic manager gets 12 years in prison for stealing $20,000. The man was accused of using the center's money to fund family trips, purchase gift cards and pay for uniforms for his son's baseball team.

Hospital may have exposed colonoscopy patients to blood-borne pathogens. Training failure led to 10 months of inadequately disinfected scopes.

Employers Are Trying to Save Money by Excluding Outpatient Surgery in Plans. Leaving same-day procedures out of a health plan would leave workers with crippling bills.

Fewer surgical deaths linked to facilities with high-quality nursing. Magnet hospitals provide better patient care at a lower cost, a new study finds.

Is Joint Commission's advanced certification for total joints right for you? New program focuses on evidence-based patient care.

OB-GYN sues hospital that revoked privileges, alleging "evil motive". He's also barred from the surgery center recently bought by the hospital.

Woman sues hospital, morcellator manufacturer after terminal cancer diagnosis. In the suit, the patient blames the medical device for spreading an aggressive form of cancer that claimed her life.

How does your salary stack up? As your level of responsibility rises, has your paycheck kept pace?

FDA recalls Brainlab's Cranial Image-Guided Surgery System. Inaccuracies in the navigation system could cause serious injury or death.

Dirty duodenoscopes were a preventable risk. Senate report slams scope makers, FDA, hospitals for slow outbreak response.

Court dismisses suit claiming hospital staff hurt patient during positioning. The man, who was left with bilateral brachial plexopathy, is still in litigation with the surgeon who oversaw the operation.

Was it the hospital's fault knee replacement patient fell in parking lot? Mistrial fails to answer question.

Equipping your total joints OR. How to furnish your room in style -- from the equipment to the instruments to the supplies.

It's time to add outpatient total joints. Advancements in surgical technology and pain management usher in same-day joint replacement.

Lower the risk of joint infections. 5 infection prevention strategies to prevent SSIs in at-risk patients.

CMS's bundled payments offer false hope. Medicare's laudable efforts to control expenses won't do nearly enough.

Is the repless model for you? Inside the trend that promises to cut implant costs and limit vendor influence in the OR.

The case for robotic-assisted total knee replacement. Incredible precision levels the playing field among surgeons and improves long-term outcomes.