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Physician charged with multiple felonies in providing drugs to woman he met on seekingarrangements.com. Sean Fogler, MD, allegedly provided heroin, fentanyl, propofol, Percocet and other drugs to a woman he met through an online dating website.

Study: minimizing door openings during surgery lowers surgical site infection rate. One hospital reduced its infection rate by decreasing foot traffic in and out of the ORs.

Hackers install ransomware on ASC computer network. Pa. surgery center, fearing massive data breach, offers 13,000 patients a year of free credit monitoring.

Feds finally freeing funds for meningitis outbreak victims. The Department of Justice will distribute $40 million — those who suffered "catastrophic injuries" are eligible to receive a maximum of $50,000.

ASCs and HOPDs see slight hikes under CMS's proposal. The rule also includes clarifications on the site-neutral payment provision set to take effect in 2017.

FDA approves synthetic cartilage implant used to treat foot pain. The Cartiva device improves function and range of motion for osteoarthritis patients.

Anesthesia tech sentenced to 1 year for molesting unconscious patients. Nurses reported seeing him touch 4 male patients, including 1 minor.

Lawsuit: Spine surgeon, bone cement manufacturer responsible for woman's death. Patient bled out after surgeon used non-FDA-approved bone cement.

Researchers: pregabalin linked to birth defects. European study raises red flag on multimodal drug's use among childbearing women.

Patient allegedly infested With maggots following surgery. Lawsuit accused Florida hospital of providing unsanitary care.

FDA OKs first implant to reshape cornea. The Raindrop Near Vision Inlay improves near vision by changing the shape of the cornea.

Anesthesiologist responsible for woman who bled to death in PACU. Anesthesia group must pay up after patient bleeds out in recovery. A hernia repair patient suffered from internal bleeding in PACU for more than 2 hours before undergoing emergency surgery.

Did hospital ignore contaminated scopes and infected patients? When nurse pushed for officials to report the outbreak, she claims she was forced out of her job.

AmSurg, Envision Healthcare merge to form physician staffing giant. What will become of AmSurg's 250 ambulatory surgery centers?

Obesity device drains a portion of stomach contents after meals into the toilet. The AspireAssist obesity device consists of a tube that connects the inside of the stomach to a port outside of the abdomen.

Hospitals will likely soon be required to have antibiotic-stewardship programs. Antibiotic-resistant organisms are a growing threat, says CMS.

U. of Louisville Hospital Now Unsafe, Vice Chair of Surgery Insists -

Patient claims surgeon left pedicle screw in her after spinal fusion surgery. Suit: pedicle screw left in patient's body for 2 days after surgery. The patient claims that retained device left her with femoral nerve damage and the need to use a wheelchair.

Colorado tech accused of stealing syringes is HIV positive. Thousands of patients undergo testing for possible exposure.

San Diego hospital sued over secret videos of exposed female patients. The videos came to light as a result of alleged effort to foil drug diversion.