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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > February, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 2

Legal Update

When Can You Act on Sexual Harassment?

Brian Lapps

A surgical tech tells you that her supervisor made a few vague comments about her body, bragged that he's good in bed and asked her out several times. After she rejected his advances, she says the supervisor assigned her to work with the most demanding doctors and denied her requests for days off. What would you do?

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