Hot Off the Press: SGEM #257-EMTALA: It's the Law of the Land.
Journal
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
ISSN: 1553-2712
Titre abrégé: Acad Emerg Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 9418450
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2020
01 2020
Historique:
received:
10
06
2018
accepted:
12
06
2019
pubmed:
18
6
2019
medline:
21
4
2020
entrez:
18
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The Office of the Inspector General has the authority to levy fines relating to violations of the Emergency Medicine Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) for both medical and psychiatric care. Terp et al. have described the incidence of violations and penalties levied for psychiatric cases and compared them to that for medical. This article reviews that article and the podcast recorded with Dr. Terp and the ensuing discussion in the podcast and online.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Comment
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
64-65Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentOn
Informations de copyright
© 2019 by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.
Références
Rosenbaum S, Cartwright-Smith L, Hirsh J, Mehler PS. Case studies at Denver Health: ‘patient dumping’ in the emergency department despite EMTALA, the law that banned it. Health Aff (Millwood) 2012;31:1749-56.
U.S. Code § 1395dd. Examination and Treatment for Emergency Medical Conditions and Women in Labor. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2010.
CMS. Appendix V. Interpretive Guidelines-Responsibilities of Medicare Participating Hospitals in Emergency Cases. Baltimore, MD: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2011.