Created by an emergency staff physician, The EMTALA Answer Book provides an authoritative, easy-to-access guide addressing the issues surrounding anti-dumping laws for emergency department physicians, emergency nurse managers, emergency administrators and risk managers.
The Answer Book offers practical, expert guidance to help you understand new case law and the subsequent legal risks. It clarifies the law’s most baffling terminology, alerts you to legal inconsistencies and helps you understand the implications of your decisions. It explains how to develop policies and procedures to ensure hospital and staff compliance, reconcile patient needs with managed care costs, leave a proper documentation trail and more.
Also explored are potentially problematic aspects of medical screening, treatment, transfer and other EMTALA responsibilities of hospitals from the medical perspective, providing suggestions for compliance.
Current issues addressed include:
Part of the Health Law & Compliance Integrated Library, The EMTALA Answer Book links to the primary source material in the CCH Health Care Compliance Reporter. The Library combines the latest information regarding Health Law from CCH and Aspen Publishers.
Mark M. Moy, MD, MJ, FAAFP, FACEP, is a full-time emergency physician at Hinsdale Hospital in Hinsdale, Illinois. His in-depth understanding of the realities of emergency medicine and his day-to-day encounters with EMTALA requirements make him uniquely qualified to guide you clearly, wisely and safely through the law.
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