Catalog Number : cra1206
Title : Conducting an EMTALA & Emergency Department Audit
Speaker : Duane Abbey

Webplay Recording Date : 4-5-2006
Webplay Price : $ 225 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Presenter: Duane C. Abbey, Ph.D., CFP

Webinar Title: EMTALA and Emergency Department Audits

Webinar Level: Intermediate to Advanced

Webinar Overview - General

Protect Your Emergency Department From The EMTALA Watchdog!

If you work in an emergency department, you are probably well aware of what “EMTALA” is - but does your compliance plan measure up to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act’s standards? You may think so, but requirements for EMTALA keep evolving. So you must stay on top of what officials target - and how payers reimburse - to keep your organization out of hot water.

Join Duane C. Abbey, PhD, CFB, for a fresh look at EMTALA and the nuts and bolts you need for a stellar ED compliance plan. He’ll walk you through the law’s current definitions and conditions and even discuss what’s around the corner as far as your requirements. Plus, by the end of the Webinar, you’ll understand special coding and billing requirements related to EMTALA.

Bonus: Anyone from ED physicians and nurses to compliance personnel and coders can benefit from this can’t - miss Webinar - for the price of one.

Learning Objectives Include:

• To review the need for developing a special ED compliance plan.
• To discuss the current and evolving requirements for EMTALA compliance.
• To review the definitions and conditions for EMTALA.
• To compare and contrast EMTALA with the Conditions for Participation (CoPs).
• To understand the special coding and billing requirements for the ED relative to EMTALA.
• To appreciate the provider-based clinic interface to EMTALA.
• To review different approaches to audits and reviews of the ED relative to coding, billing and EMTALA.

The following are only a few of the topics to be discussed:

I. Overview of ED Compliance
   a. Coding, Billing and Reimbursement Compliance
   b. EMTALA Compliance
   c. Special ED Considerations
II. EMTALA Basics
   a. Definitions
   b. On-Going EMTALA Rule Changes
III. EMTALA Compliance
   a. EMTALA Survey Process
   b. EMTALA Compliance Problem Areas
IV. Coding, Billing and Reimbursement for the ED
   a. Special Coding and Billing Requirements for the ED
   b. Coding and Billing Policy and Procedure Development
   c. Non-Physician Providers in the ED
V. Special ED Situations
   a. Provider-Based Clinics
   b. Written Compliance Plan
VI. Audit and Review Approaches
VII. References for Further Information

Prerequisites for Participating: General knowledge of the Emergency Department operations.

Suggested Attendees: ED Personnel, ER Physicians, ER Nurses, Coding Personnel, Billing and Claims Transaction Personnel, Chargemaster Coordinators, Financial Analysts, Compliance Personnel, and Other Interested Personnel

Attendance Certificate: Upon attending this course you will receive a 2 Contact Hour Attendance Certificate. There is usually a reciprocal agreement between state associations to allow these to count for each state. If you have any questions, please ask your state association.

Full tuition is refunded immediately on request if the participant has not been sent the program materials and instructions. Once the instructions (including access codes) have been sent, a full refund will be issued only after the program runs and it is verified that the participant did not access the program.