Objectives: The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law enacted in 1986 prohibiting patient dumping (refusing or transferring patients with …
S Terp, B Wang, E Burner, S Arora… - Western Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We reviewed descriptions of all EMTALA-related OIG civil monetary penalty settlements from 2002–2018. OB-related cases were identified using keywords in settlement …
Abstract Objective The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal law established in 1986 to ensure that patients who present to an emergency department …
S Terp, S Ahmed, Z Reichert, K Calero… - Hospital …, 2024 - publications.aap.org
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is intended to prevent inadequate, delayed, or denied treatment of emergent …
Nurse knowledge and expertise in Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) are a prerequisite to meet emergency department practice laws and regulatory standards …
AJ Seitz, PJ Nicksic, VK Rao - Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) was enacted by Congress in 1986 to protect uninsured patients against economic discrimination. Although this law has …
S Shah, GL Yang, DT Le, C Gerges, JM Wright… - Neurosurgical …, 2020 - thejns.org
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) protects patient access to emergency medical treatment regardless of insurance or socioeconomic status. A …
Emergency medical services have developed into an integral part of many modern societies. Paramedics and other trained emergency medical technicians are a common resource …
Overcrowding in emergency departments (EDs) is a systemic issue, resulting in inefficiencies affecting patient care quality. Hospital leaders struggle with reducing …