EMTALA Essentials
EMTALA Essentials
The Latest Regulations and What They Mean for Your Hospital (for ED staff, Medical Staff,
Board of Directors, 1-2 hours):
EMTALA can impact the care of every patient
in the Emergency Department, so it is essential that all staff be familiar with
its many provisions.
New rules went into effect November 10, 2003
clarifying several issues, including the new EMTALA on-call regulations.
Our EMTALA
Essentials seminar covers topics such as:
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"Dedicated
Emergency Departments" under EMTALA
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Medical
Screening Exams
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Emergency
Medical Conditions
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Prior
Authorization
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Medical Staff On-Call
Responsibilities
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Stabilization
for Transfer and Discharge
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Referral and
Specialty Hospitals
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Transfer
Requirements (Medical and Legal)
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Whistleblower
protection regulations
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Enforcement
Issues
With civil monetary
penalties of up to $50,000 per violation and potential Medicare termination,
EMTALA is an issue that no hospital can
ignore.
ED Quality Solutions, Inc. is the cost-effective solution to
your staff
training and continuing education needs for ER nursing staff and emergency physicians. Our clinical educators will travel to your facility to present
state of the art, clinically relevant in-service training for your entire staff. Choose from our wide variety of
topics or request your own customized program. All of our speakers are Certified Emergency
Nurses or Board-Certified Emergency Physicians with years of real-world
experience "in the trenches". The EMTALA seminar
can be presented 2-3 times per day so that all shifts can attend.
Click here for EMTALA consulting services
Click here to email for more
information.
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EMTALA Essentials 
