IT’S OFFICIAL The EMTALA Field Guide 4th Edition has been released today — June 1, 2019 — on Amazon.com. The official link is https://www.amazon.com/dp/1097473996 As I told you in the last post on Thursday: The new edition has so much new and revised material in it that we had to increase the dimensions of the … Read more
The new EMTALA Field Guide 4th Edition is in the works at Amazon at this moment, and is expected to be released for sale in the next 48 to 72 hours. We will update you again and publish the full details here with a live link to the Amazon page when it becomes available. In … Read more
On February 17, the Louisiana Senate voted overwhelmingly to ban most new freestanding EDs (FSEDs). The move targets FSEDs not associated with hospitals and comes out of concerns that the freestanding centers are driving rural hospitals out of business and endangering rural access to healthcare. The bill now moves to the House for further debate. … Read more
I am pleased to announce that the 4th Edition of the EMTALA Field Guide is currently going through final edit. We are now able to announce a release date for June 1, 2019. More information to follow.
While mandated reporting by hospitals is the most common source of EMTALA investigations and citations, local news reports periodically come to CMS attention and trigger EMTALA investigations. You can be assured that you are going to get a CMS visit in the near future when local headlines say something like “Man dies hours after being … Read more
The website theme for Medlaw has served us well, but as of this AM, the display is screwed up with error messages. A quick check with our Support revealed that the theme itself no longer can keep up with changes in the WordPress system that runs the site. It has died of old age. While … Read more
The OIG announced earlier this year that it had levied a $40,000 monetary penalty against a Clarksville, TN hospital over allegations of an EMTALA violation. According to the OIG, a 13-year-old child presented at another hospital emergency department with complaints of testicular pain. An ultrasound indicated a suspected testicular … Read more
. For those of you who have been asking when the new edition of the EMTALA Field Guide will be coming out, we finally have an answer — This Fall. Kris Giese and I started on revisions, updates, and additional materials for the 4th Edition this past week. If you still want the 3rd Edition, … Read more
SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) programs have spread across the country to reduce the trauma from sexual assault, gather evidence to help prosecute sexually violent individuals, and provide support for the victims of sexual assault. Questions I have received from several hospitals recently, however, indicate that many hospitals are not aware of how the SANE … Read more
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