Articles Tagged With: EMTALA
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EMTALA, Malpractice Implications for Patients Transferred 100 Miles Away
There are some situations in which hospitals violate EMTALA, or the standard of care, by making unreasonable transfer arrangements that result in untoward outcomes. Potential liability exposure for the transferring hospital makes it important to document that the closer hospitals rejected the transfer and why the benefits of transferring the patient to a particular hospital outweigh the risks.
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Study: 1 in 5 EMTALA Settlements Involves Psychiatric Emergencies
One expert says EDs should address mental health emergencies with the same vigor as trauma, cardiac, and stroke episodes.
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Case Shows How EMTALA Can Apply to Inpatients
The case of Moses v. Providence Healthcare System is a good illustration of how a court can interpret the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act in a surprising way, says Ann Lambrecht, RN, BSN, JD, FASHRM, senior risk specialist with Coverys, a Boston-based company that provides insurance, risk management, and claims service for caregivers who are located in the Northeast.
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$1.45 Million EMTALA Award Despite Rendering Aid
The Kentucky Supreme Court recently affirmed an award of punitive damages against a hospital for violating the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act that was 386 times the hospital’s share of compensatory damages. The jury originally awarded $1.5 million in punitive damages against the hospital, which was later reduced to $1.45 million.
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EMTALA Still a Risk, But Some Are Letting Down Their Guard
The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed an award of punitive damages that was 386 times the hospital’s share of compensatory damages for a violation.
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Special report on EMTALA next month
Hospitals have been under scrutiny recently for violations of EMTALA, with one hospital agreeing to pay $100,000 for an improper transfer.
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Avoid EMTALA woes: Keep registration in the emergency department ‘clear and simple’
To comply with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, patient access leaders at Wall Township, NJ-based Meridian Health keep the emergency department registration process “clear and simple,” says access services trainer Donna J. Roettger, CHAA.
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ED registration practices led to EMTALA problems
Here are some practices in emergency department registration areas that Gina Greenwood, JD, an attorney at Atlanta-based Baker Donelson, has seen come up in alleged violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act:
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Did registrar warn patient about long ED wait time? It could violate EMTALA
“You are welcome to wait, but it may take the doctor several hours to get to you. We won’t be nearly this busy in the morning!”
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Does EMTALA apply during a disaster?