Every hospital that has an emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid
payment must follow the federal law and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Hospitals without emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can impact obstetrical patients and behavioral health patients. CMS made changes to include the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act with an updated survey memo on the issue.
This two-part webinar will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding EMTALA. The sessions will cover all 12 sections, tag numbers, and an additional section for on-call physicians and the shared and community care plan process. The series will include discussion of a case that has created an enormous expansion of hospital
and practitioner liability under federal law. The case, Moses v. Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Inc., No. 07-2111 (6th Cir. April 2009), overruled the CMS regulation that EMTALA obligations end when the hospital admits the patient in good faith. The case illustrates the importance of understanding the role that case law has in the outcome of EMTALA litigation.
This session will provide an overview of the CMS regulations governing the provision of discharge planning in hospitals. It also will discuss the new interpretative guidelines and applicability of old discharge-planning surveyor worksheets.
Population health management (PHM) is a framework that aims to improve a population’s health by focusing on the health needs of individuals. Effective PHM is crucial in the healthcare industry because it can reduce costs, improve quality, and enhance patient outcomes. Additionally, it can help reduce health disparities and achieve equity in health outcomes. In this session, we will discuss the importance of effective population health management in healthcare and its relationship with equity in health outcomes.
Every hospital that has an emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid
payment must follow the federal law and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation (CoPs) Interpretive Guidelines on the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA).
Hospitals without emergency departments must comply with EMTALA if they have specialized capabilities. For example, EMTALA can impact obstetrical patients and behavioral health patients. CMS made changes to include the Born-Alive Infant Protection Act with an updated survey memo on the issue.
This two-part webinar will cover the regulations and interpretive guidelines regarding EMTALA. The sessions will cover all 12 sections, tag numbers, and an additional section for on-call physicians and the shared and community care plan process. The series will include discussion of a case that has created an enormous expansion of hospital
and practitioner liability under federal law. The case, Moses v. Providence Hospital and Medical Centers, Inc., No. 07-2111 (6th Cir. April 2009), overruled the CMS regulation that EMTALA obligations end when the hospital admits the patient in good faith. The case illustrates the importance of understanding the role that case law has in the outcome of EMTALA litigation.
A WHA Hospital Member Only Webinar
Advocacy, on behalf of its hospital members, is WHA’s #1 priority. However, did you know that there are other benefits to your membership? Are you taking full advantage of all your available opportunities? Join us for an informative and interactive webinar on December 10 from 10:00 – 11:30AM to learn more. Join some of WHA’s Senior Staff members as they share the services their respective areas within the organization offer as part of your annual hospital membership. Currently scheduled to present are:
Nadine Allen, Chief Quality Officer
Brian Competente, Vice President Information Center and Privacy Officer
Jon Hoelter, Vice President Federal and State Relations
Kari Hofer, Vice President External Affairs
Leigh Ann Larson, Vice President Education and Marketing
Matthew Stanford, JD, MHA, General Counsel
Ann Zenk, RN, BSN, MHA, Sr. Vice President, Workforce and Clinical Practice
Is Your Hospital Prepared for the Next Emergency?
Many hospitals have become weary of the emphasis on emergency preparedness since the COVID-19 pandemic. But the next emergency is right around the corner whether it be a virus or a cyberattack. Have you maintained your vigilance in your preparation activities? CMS has updated their regulations and interpretative guidelines since the original publication in 2016. This presentation will discuss regulations and updated interpretative guidelines including required policies, procedures, training and exercises.
Health system executives frequently struggle with how to summarize the success (or lack thereof) of their health systems overall performance and lack a defined metric to align organizational goals around. HSG developed Patient Share of Care in collaboration with Academic and Community Hospitals to create a single metric measuring the health system’s acquisition of patient lives and retention of those patients within their network of Inpatient, Outpatient and Ambulatory care. This webinar will cover an overview of Patient Share of Care, as well as explore alternatives for how it is calculated and utilized by health systems of varying sizes and geographies.
The health care sector has been operating through constant change for decades while navigating rapidly advancing technologies, evolving standards of care, changing patient and population demographics, cost pressures, evolving fee and reimbursement models, and complexities in the legal and regulatory environment. With significant future change on the horizon, this transformation and disruption creates a need to build resilient and capable healthcare leaders with the skills to successfully navigate the complexities and opportunities of the future of healthcare.
Hospital leaders have a particular need to understand the “business of healthcare” so that they can contribute in more meaningful ways to better patient care, cost management, and effective service delivery.
In response to this need, the Wisconsin Hospital Association, in partnership with the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development (CPED), are proud to announce the 4th annual WHA Health Care Leadership Academy.
To access the program brochure, please click here.
Physician leaders must represent both clinical and management interests. They must problem solve, lead their clinical colleagues and manage needed change in a rapidly evolving health care environment.
The annual WHA Physician Leadership Development Conference is an opportunity for Wisconsin hospitals and health systems to offer their physicians CME-qualifying education focused on developing their leadership skills.