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Beginning in 2016, California Surgery Centers must conduct physician peer review every 2 years. Peer reviewing requirements part of new state law increasing oversight of outpatient surgery settings.

Anesthesiologist found dead along Minneapolis highway. Mystery surrounds Dr. Christopher Robert's death hours after a workplace holiday party.

Outpatient Surgery Magazine's top cleaning tips. Our readers share their best ways to remove stains and smudges.

A safety culture impacts patients outcomes. The organizational culture matters as much as surgical skill and technology.

Are forced-air infection claims a bunch of hot air?

Are You Paid What You're Worth? Take Outpatient Surgery Magazine's salary survey and find out.

OR tech teams with the surgeon who saved his life. Javaris Singleton always wanted the chance to help pediatric patients.

Virginia dermatologist not guilty In insurance fraud case. Prosecutors alleged a pattern of misdiagnosis and unneeded surgeries for profit.

Nationwide outpatient satisfaction survey to begin next month. It's voluntary now, but may be mandatory later.

Courts: Dental practice's negligence resulted in patient's sexual assault. CRNA gets life in prison, but dental practice is responsible for 100% of $3.7 million verdict.

Surgeon operated on wrong part of brain. Officials: Surgeon and his team skipped the time out and hid the error afterwards.

Widow sues Olympus and custom Ultrasonics over husband's Superbug death. Suit: Defectively designed duodenoscope made parts of the instrument difficult to access for cleaning and sterilization.

Surgeons reach peak performance between 35 and 50 years old. Evidence suggests that post-op complication rate higher in surgeons with 20+ years of experience.

Results from first head-to-head comparison of Exparel and conventional Bupivacaine. New study shows not much separates standard bupivacaine from pricey Exparel.

Forbes: Punitive ban on physician-owned hospitals imposed by the Affordable Care Act Has to go. Hospitals owned by physicians are often the most efficient, state-of-the-art facilities in the country.

'Post-Hospital Syndrome' is a risk factor in elective surgery. Patients who've been hospitalized within 90 days of surgery have higher post-op readmissions, study finds.

FDA approval of Sugammadex appears imminent. Independent panel gives unanimous nod to anesthesia-reversal drug.

Infections from Flexible Endoscopes cited as No. 1 health tech hazard. Missed alarms and opioid-related deaths also on the Top 10 Health Technology Hazards List for 2016.

Certification should be required, say sterile processing pros. Survey also finds a strongly perceived lack of respect.

Has concurrent surgery gone too far? The practice of surgeons starting a second operation before they've finished the first has led to a swirling controversy at a major hospital.