Tuesday, July 30, 2024
10:00 AM-12:00 PM
Iowa Hospital Association
Virtual
Program Description
Medicare-certified hospitals must follow CMS regulations and interpretative guidelines for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. This three-part series will focus on problematic areas of EMTALA concepts, adequacy of medical screening and on-call physician issues.
Part Two will discuss EMTALA issues such as:
- Adequacy of medical screening examinations.
- Appropriate transfers.
- Certification of false labor.
- EMTALA sign issues.
- Observation, inpatient and outpatient.
Program Objectives
- Describe an adequate medical screening examination for behavioral health, obstetrics and other patients.
- Describe an appropriate certification of false labor.
- Illustrate an appropriate transfer and discuss what must be included on the transfer form.
- Review what language must be on EMTALA signs.
Who Should Attend
- Behavioral health and psychiatric staff.
- CEOs.
- Chief medical officers.
- Chief nursing officers.
- Compliance officers and legal counsel.
- Department directors.
- Emergency department staff.
- Nurses.
- Physicians.
- Quality improvement staff.
- Risk managers.
- Safety officers.
Cost