| Teva Will No Longer Manufacture Propofol |
| Company was recently ordered to pay more than $350M in damages in propofol-related lawsuit. |
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| Published: May 28, 2010 |
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| Ethicon Endo-Surgery and Applied Medical End Trocar Sales Dispute |
| Device makers battled over marketing material given to surgeons and staff. |
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| Published: May 27, 2010 |
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| Study: C. Diff Can Spread Through the Air |
| Findings highlight the importance of isolating patients with symptoms as soon as possible. |
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| Published: May 26, 2010 |
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| ASCA Pulls Out of State ASC Association Management Business |
| Sources: The ASC Association will no longer manage 8 state ASC groups. |
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| Published: May 25, 2010 |
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| CMS to Waive Separate Waiting Room Requirement for Certain ASCs |
| Existing facilities may apply for a waiver if compliance would result in "unreasonable hardship." |
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| Published: May 25, 2010 |
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| After Death in the GI Suite, Patient's Family Sues CRNA |
| Family says CRNA should have been supervised while administering anesthesia to patient with sleep apnea. |
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| Published: May 19, 2010 |
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| Nine Hospitals Pay $9.4M to Settle Medicare Fraud Case |
| Federal suit accused facilities of keeping patients overnight for an outpatient spine procedure. |
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| Published: May 19, 2010 |
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| Endoscopic Sinus Surgery On the Rise Among Medicare Patients |
| Study shows minimally invasive surgery is "becoming the mainstay" of treatment for chronic sinus conditions. |
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| Published: May 18, 2010 |
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| Hospitals & Surgeons Launch Florida Surgical Care Initiative |
| Participating facilities will collect data on post-op infections, colorectal surgery and elderly surgery outcomes. |
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| Published: May 18, 2010 |
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| Green OR Initiative Launched |
| A movement is under way to develop and implement sustainable practices in surgical facilities across the country. |
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| Published: May 14, 2010 |
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| Study: Earplugs Reduce Recall in Sedated Patients |
| Blocking OR noise lessons risk of awareness in spine surgery. |
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| Published: May 13, 2010 |
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| Sex-Offender Physician Sues Surgery Center for $15.6M |
| Anesthesiologist convicted of child porn charges says ASC broke its anesthesia services contract. |
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| Published: May 12, 2010 |
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| Patient Infected With Hep C Sues Over Fentanyl Theft |
| Colorado hospital and anesthesiologist blamed for lax medication security. |
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| Published: May 7, 2010 |
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| Proposed Legislation Would Let Patients Compare Costs at Hospitals & ASCs |
| ASC Advocacy Committee testifies in support of "Patients' Right to Know Act." |
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| Published: May 6, 2010 |
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| Jury Finds Propofol Makers Liable in Las Vegas Hepatitis C Outbreak |
| Teva and Baxter ordered to pay more than $5M in damages for failure to warn of contamination risk. |
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| Published: May 6, 2010 |
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| Stryker & Intuitive Surgical to Provide Integrated Robotic Surgery Suites |
| Strategic marketing agreement allows companies to integrate technologies for minimally invasive robotic surgery. |
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| Published: May 5, 2010 |
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| Morning-Only Colonoscopy Prep As Effective As Split Dose |
| Study shows patients have fewer complaints of adverse effects from one-day vs. two-day regimen. |
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| Published: May 5, 2010 |
