Articles Tagged With: EMTALA
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Many Patients Worry About Hospital Bill During ED Visit
To prevent EMTALA problems, train staff well, giving them carefully drafted scripts to use for patients who insist on discussing insurance coverage before a medical screening exam.
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Copay Collection Cannot Delay Care, or Hospital Risks EMTALA Violation
Registrars should bring up payment or insurance only after a medical screening exam and stabilizing treatment has been provided. This means a patient should not be asked about copays or payment during the exam or while undergoing treatment.
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Analysis: Few EMTALA Violations for Vascular-Related Issues
The most frequent vascular-related violations specifically involved lack of vascular specialist availability. Developing specialist networks and maintaining adequate call coverage can help improve patient access to emergency services.
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Few Hospitals Violating ‘Good Faith’ EMTALA Requirements for Admitted Patients
An ED patient is admitted, but then is transferred almost immediately. This kind of situation can call into question whether the admission was “good faith” or if the hospital was just trying to work around federal EMTALA requirements.
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Discharge of Psychiatric Patients Is Legal Landmine for EDs
If a patient with psychiatric symptoms experiences a poor outcome shortly after discharge from an ED, allegations of inadequate medical screening are possible. Good documentation is the best protection against these allegations.
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Specific Items, if Well-Documented, Prove ED Met EMTALA Obligations
When CMS surveyors come on site to investigate an EMTALA complaint, the outcome often comes down to documentation.
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Analysis: 1 in 6 EMTALA Settlements Involve OB Emergencies
Researchers analyzed 232 Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act-related Office of Inspector General settlements that occurred between 2002 and 2018. During the study period, obstetric emergency settlements rose from 17% to 40%.
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EMTALA 1135 Waivers Allow Flexibility
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued waivers for some Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) requirements, acknowledging certain expectations are not reasonable to achieve during a pandemic. However, EMTALA still applies.
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EMTALA at Issue During COVID-19
Recent updates regarding COVID-19 and changes to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
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Emergency Clinicians Prepare for Battle, Advocate for Needed Resources
Professional associations offer detailed repositories of useful information to help emergency healthcare workers battle COVID-19.