An anesthesia group is on the hook for a multimillion-dollar verdict after one of its anesthesiologists failed to respond in time to a hernia repair patient who bled out in PACU. osmag.net/gBN8Vu

Maggots? A lawsuit claims that a woman who underwent a lung procedure and was recovering 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. osmag.net/WK8Wcz

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 companies 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. osmag.net/tM5UcA

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 regimens, may be associated with an increased risk of major birth defects during pregnancy. osmag.net/ZEJz9a

An anesthesia tech accused of molesting 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. osmag.net/saMRK3

Surgical centers (1.2%) and HOPDs (1.6%) would receive modest rate hikes under CMS's proposed payment system for 2017. osmag.net/TC4Frk