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Nurses who are devalued and shamed more likely to err. Video: Kathleen Bartholomew, RN, MN, dissects the nursing profession's hierarchical culture.

Fentanyl diversion at Colorado Hospital exposes patients to hepatitis. The surgical tech implicated in the theft has reportedly been in trouble before for drug-related offenses.

Pain guidelines tout multimodal's advantages. Start managing post-op pain in pre-op, experts recommend.

Cyber-attackers "kidnap" hospital EHR and e-mail, demand millions in ransom. Employee may have inadvertently allowed the attack.

Patient's fall wasn't hospital's fault. Providers were not warned and were not expecting post-surgical collapse, court rules.

Virginia hospital association pull controversial CON TV ads. Over-the-top attack on CON repeal bill ticks off Republican leaders.

Confused pediatrician operates on wrong newborn. Distraught mother plans to sue hospital.

Patient claims surgeon wrongly shared her before-and-after plastic surgery pictures. A local news station placed black bars over the patient's breasts and pelvic area — but identified the woman by name when it aired her photos.

Texas docs court CMS for OK to expand. Population needs dictate which physician-owned hospitals can build on.

A checklist is only as effective as team using it. To reap its safety benefits, you've got to use your checklist right.

The speakers are set for OR Excellence 2016. Find out why you'll absolutely love this meeting.

Stryker acquires pre-op wipe maker Sage Products. Sage makes disposable products that help prevent infections and hospital-acquired conditions.

Hospital fined $86K for retained object can't figure how it got there. The left-behind towel was never intended for internal use.

Study finds most hernia meshes fail after infection. Infections may also take longer to develop than previously thought.

Furious at administrators, surgeon allegedly threatened to get assault rifle. Police say they heard him say it was "the only way to get anything done."

Patient claims he was left injured by IOL. The man is seeking more than $50,000 in damages after suffering from complications following cataract surgery.

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.