Product Details

 

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) deficiencies are the most problematic standards for hospitals. A recent CMS deficiency report found more than 3,687 EMTALA deficiencies – 173 related to on-call physician issues. To address EMTALA deficiencies, EMTALA penalties have more than doubled.

This presentation will cover EMTALA regulations concerning on-call physicians to help hospitals comply with the federal law and guarantee uninterrupted reimbursements. Our expert will discuss the proposed Office of Inspector General (OIG) changes affecting on-call physicians, changes to Beneficiary Family Centered Care-Quality Improvement Organization (BFCC QIO) complaints, and The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’s specific provisions related to insurers and EMTALA-covered patients.

CMS and OIG recommend hospitals to provide continuous EMTALA training for their physicians who are on call. Ensure your ED staff and on-call physicians receive their training.

Get EMTALA best practices!

Call us at 800.688.2421 or add this event to your cart above.

 

After this webinar participants will be able to:

1. Identify the education responsibilities of on-call physicians as set forth by EMTALA.
2. Explain why a list of physicians who are on call must be maintained.
3. Evaluate compliance requirements and penalties.
4. Explain new and revised standards, regulations, and laws put forth by CMS, DNV, TJC, and the federal government. 

Your order includes:  

• Live attendance and a complimentary recording.
• Access to the live webinar (if ordered in advance of the live event).
• One connection per order. Call 800.688.2421 for additional connections/locations.
• Participation in the live Q&A with the speaker following the presentation.
• Access to the specially created presentation handouts (approximately 48 hours in advance).

Agenda topics:

- Inpatient PPS EMTALA changes	- Shared & community-call plans	- OIG bulletins & advisory bulletins
- CMS memos related to EMTALA	- On-call list of physicians	- Certification of false labor requirement
- EMTALA laws	- Investigating complaints	- QIO for medical standard of care
- EMTALA guidance memos	- Maintaining on-call list	- False labor
- CMS guidelines	- Provider agreements	- Quality improvement
- Response time	- Prospective payment system	- No-coverage periods
- Follow-up care	- Beneficiary & family care	- OIG proposed changes
- Certificate to transfer	- Poor practice examples	- On-call coverage payment
- Physician education	- Policies & procedures	And so much more!

 

Your Speaker: Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD

Sue is a nurse attorney, medico-legal consultant and long-time educator for nurses, physicians, and other healthcare providers. She is a frequent speaker and is well known across the country in the areas of healthcare law, risk management, and patient safety. She has authored over 100 books and hundreds of articles. For AHC Media, she authored Cracking the Code: Understanding the CMS Hospital CoP Standards on Anesthesia.

Ms. Calloway received her Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Master of Science in Nursing, and Doctor of Jurisprudence from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Additionally, she is certified in healthcare risk management by the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management and is the first in the country to be certified in CMS regulatory compliance.

Target Audience:

Anyone involved with or interested in EMTALA, including but not limited to: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, CMOs, CNOs, Emergency Department managers, Emergency Medicine Physicians, Emergency Department Nurses, OB Managers, OB Nurses, Quality Improvement Staff, Physicians, Nurses (all levels), Patient Advocates, CCU Nurse Directors, Ethicists, Outpatient Directors,  Compliance Officers, CMS Liaisons, TJC Liaisons, Safety Officers and Staff, Ethics Committee Members, Consumer Advocates, Risk Managers, Legal Counsel, Hospice Staff, Regulatory Affairs Staff, and anyone involved in ensuring compliance with the EMTALA law.