The 2012 Edition of The EMTALA Answer Book shows how the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) affects not only emergency physicians but on-call physicians, specialists, and hospitals. And it shows how the feds have stepped up enforcement against EMTALA violations. But most importantly, The EMTALA Answer Book shows you how to meet these medical duties, stave off these legal threats, and avoid fines, bad publicity, and exclusion from Medicare. Some of the questions that The EMTALA Answer Book addresses include: <ul>
<li> Does HIPAA affect a hospital's EMTALA obligations? </li> <li> Must a receiving hospital with specialized capabilities accept an EMTALA patient who had been admitted as an inpatient at another hospital? </li> <li> Can a physician be on call at more than one facility simultaneously? </li> <li> Are community call plans allowed by EMTALA? </li> <li> Can a hospital compensate on-call physicians specifically for treating patients who are indigent or uninsured? </li> <li> And many more! </li> </ul>

EMTALA Answer Book, 2012 Edition

Mark M. Moy

Business & Money

Aspen Publishers

Avoid fines, bad publicity, and exclusion from Medicare! Stave off legal threats and easily comply with EMTALA regulations.The EMTALA Answer Book provides easy-to understand answers to difficult EMTALA questions: Who is responsible for determining the stability of a patient for transfer? What if an appropriate medical screening examination results in a misdiagnosis? When do a hospital's EMTALA obligations end? When can a hospital transfer a patient who is in labor? Does EMTALA apply to a minor who comes to the hospital for emergency care? Does EMTALA apply to patient transfers by helicopter or airplane? Does an air-transport that simply uses a hospital's property as a landing site trigger EMTALA obligations for the hospital? May a hospital transfer patients according to local EMS community-wide plans? Are peer review files and quality assurance committee reports protected from discovery in an EMTALA lawsuit or investigation? Can on-call physicians utilize telemedicine services to respond to the emergency department call for assistance? And many, many more! Organized in convenient Q&amp;A format, this unique reference shows how EMTALA affects not only emergency physicians but on-call physicians, specialists, and hospitals. And it shows how the feds have stepped up enforcement against EMTALA violations. The EMTALA Answer Book helps you: Realize how new case law has increased your legal risks Avoid all the legal land mines embedded in EMTALA Develop policies and procedures that help your hospital and affiliated clinics comply with EMTALA Reconcile patient needs with the cost cutting demands of managed care Leave a trail of documentation that protects you against EMTALA claims. Created by an emergency staff physician who knows the dangers EMTALA poses to providers, The EMTALA Answer Book clarifies the law's most baffling terminology, alerts you to legal inconsistencies, and shows you how to prudently sidestep disastrous legal trouble.

EMTALA Answer Book, 2007 Edition

Medical Books

Medicine

Aspen Publishers, Incorporated

The EMTALA Answer Book 2008

Health & Medical Law

&lt;p> The &lt;b>2009 Edition&lt;/b> of &lt;b>The EMTALA Answer Book&lt;/b> shows how EMTALA affects not only emergency physicians but on-call physicians, specialists, and hospitals. And it shows how the feds have stepped up enforcement against EMTALA violations. &lt;/p> &lt;p> But most important, &lt;b>The EMTALA Answer Book&lt;/b> shows you how to meet these medical duties, stave off these legal threats, and avoid fines, bad publicity, and exclusion from Medicare. &lt;/p> &lt;p> &lt;b>The EMTALA Answer Book&lt;/b> includes new questions and answers on a variety of EMTALA topics, including: &lt;/p> &lt;ul> &lt;li> What is the impact of the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act on EMTALA? &lt;/li> &lt;li> Can an emergency department delay EMTALA obligations by &quot;parking&quot; patients in the emergency department? &lt;/li> &lt;li> Do specialty hospitals without dedicated emergency departments have to accept appropriate transfer requests? &lt;/li> &lt;li> What are the responsibilities of a recipient hospital? &lt;/li> &lt;li> How should a hospital respond to an EMTALA investigation? &lt;/li> &lt;li> Can a physician refuse to take on-call duties? &lt;/li> &lt;li> And many more! &lt;/li> &lt;/ul> &lt;p> &lt;/p>

EMTALA Answer Book 2009

Insurance

Aspen Law & Business

The 2010 Edition of The EMTALA Answer Book shows how the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) affects not only emergency physicians but on-call physicians, specialists, and hospitals. And it shows how the feds have stepped up enforcement against EMTALA violations.   But most important, The EMTALA Answer Book shows you how to meet these medical duties, stave off these legal threats, and avoid fines, bad publicity, and exclusion from Medicare.   The 2010 Edition provides new developments and issues, including:    The latest revision of the State Operations Manual, revised May 29, 2009, by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services   The latest revision of the Code of Federal Regulations on EMTALA, revised October 1, 2008   The incorporation of a variety of EMTALA topics, including:   Nonphysician role in on-call responses   The application of telemedicine   Born-alive newborns in dedicated emergency departments   "Parking" of patients in the emergency department   Determination of "False Labor"   Specialty hospital obligations under EMTALA   The application of community call plans (CCPs)   Transfer of unstable in-patients   New on-call regulations

EMTALA Answer Book, 2010 Edition

Administration & Medicine Economics

The 2011 Edition of The EMTALA Answer Book shows how the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) affects not only emergency physicians but on-call physicians, specialists, and hospitals. And it shows how the feds have stepped up enforcement against EMTALA violations. But most important, The EMTALA Answer Book shows you how to meet these medical duties, stave off these legal threats, and avoid fines, bad publicity, and exclusion from Medicare. Some of the questions that The EMTALA Answer Book address include: <ul>
<li> Does HIPAA affect a hospital's EMTALA obligations? </li> <li> Must a receiving hospital with specialized capabilities accept an EMTALA patient who had been admitted as an inpatient at another hospital? </li> <li> Can a physician be on call at more than one facility simultaneously? </li> <li> Are community call plans allowed by EMTALA? </li> <li> Can a hospital compensate on-call physicians specifically for treating patients who are indigent or uninsured? </li> <li> And many more! </li> </ul>

EMTALA Answer Book, 2011 Edition

chapter 1-The Medical Screening Examination Requirement.
Chapter 2-The Stabilizing Treatment Requirement
Chapter 3-The Transfer Requirements
Chapter 4-Other Responsibilities of the Hospital under EMTALA
chapter 5-EMTALA Enforcement
Chapter 6-EMTALA Preemption
Chapter 7-Role of Peer Review Organizations
Chapter 8-EMTALA and Managed Care
Chapter 9-EMTALA and Psychiatry
Chapter 10-EMTALA and On-Call Physicians

The Emtala Answer Book

ASPEN PUB.

The 2013 Edition of The EMTALA Answer Book shows how the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) affects not only emergency physicians but on-call physicians, specialists, and hospitals. And it shows how the feds have stepped up enforcement against EMTALA violations. But most importantly, The EMTALA Answer Book shows you how to meet these medical duties, stave off these legal threats, and avoid fines, bad publicity, and exclusion from Medicare. Some of the questions that The EMTALA Answer Book addresses include: <ul>
<li> Does HIPAA affect a hospital's EMTALA obligations? </li> <li> Must a receiving hospital with specialized capabilities accept an EMTALA patient who had been admitted as an inpatient at another hospital? </li> <li> Can a physician be on call at more than one facility simultaneously? </li> <li> Are community call plans allowed by EMTALA? </li> <li> Can a hospital compensate on-call physicians specifically for treating patients who are indigent or uninsured? </li> <li> And many more! </li> </ul>
 The 2013 Edition of The EMTALA Answer Book has been updated to include: <ul>
<li> Discussion of the 2012 Department of Health and Human Services pronouncement regarding application of EMTALA </li> <li> A summary of the latest civil penalties for EMTALA violations </li> <li> Updated and new court cases interpreting EMTALA </li> <li> And much more! </li> </ul>

EMTALA Answer Book, 2013 Edition

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