Description
The 2018 Edition of The EMTALA Answer Book shows how the Emergency Medical Remedy and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) affects not only emergency physicians but on-call physicians, specialists, and hospitals. And it shows how the feds have stepped up enforcement against EMTALA violations.
But most importantly, The EMTALA Answer Book shows you find out how to meet these medical duties, stave off these legal threats, and keep away from fines, bad publicity, and exclusion from Medicare.
Some of the questions that The EMTALA Answer Book addresses include:
- What documents will an EMTALA investigation team request and find out how to prepare for this type of request?
- How do EMTALA investigators choose medical charts to review and what are they on the lookout for?
- What are the most typical EMTALA violations leading to civil money penalties?
- Can an EMTALA investigation be expanded to governmental agencies other than CMS?
- Why are EMTALA Tags the important thing to good risk management?
- What are 12 things a hospital will have to do in line with an EMTALA investigation?