Negligence

KOLOA, Hawaii — Proper credentialing, emergency protocols and preoperative discussion with your anesthesia provider all can help practices avoid medical negligence claims, according to a speaker.

Having one or more off-premises alcohol outlets in a census tract was linked with a 13.5% increase in substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect in a single year, researchers reported in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.

Although ED visits related to child abuse and neglect decreased as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the percentage of those visits requiring hospitalization increased compared with the previous year, according to researchers.