Catalog Number : ncd1003
Title : EMTALA Update - Part 1
Speaker : Sue Dill

Webplay Recording Date : 3-16-2015
Webplay Price : $ 125 for two weeks viewing

Webinar Purpose:

Failure to comply and follow the federal EMTALA for all hospitals, including Critical Access Hospitals, could result in loss of Medicare and Medicaid payments. Money fines can be assessed against hospitals and physicians who negligently violate the EMTALA law. There has been increased activity in the area of EMTALA. The federal EMTALA law and the accompanying regulations are complex. This webinar is structured to make the requirements understandable with the liberal use of examples.

Webinar Objectives:

• Describe the hospital's requirements regarding the maintenance and content of a central log
• Discuss the hospital's requirement to maintain a list of the specific names of physicians who are on-call to evaluate emergency department patients
• List the CMS requirements on what must in the EMTALA sign
• Discuss that EMTALA is the most frequently cited deficiency for hospitals

Target Audience:

ED Managers, ED Physicians, ED Nurses, Registration Staff, OB Managers and Nurses, Behavioral Health Director and Staff, CNO, COO, Nurse Supervisors, Nurse Educators, Staff Nurses, Outpatient Directors, Compliance Officers, Legal Counsels, Risk Managers, Directors of Hospital-Based Ambulance Services, Director of Registration, On-Call Physicians and CMO

Webinar Outline:

This program (part one) will cover the following:

• BFCC QIOs process
• Common deficiency report by CMS
• Basic concept of EMTALA
• Who are the players?
• CMS EMTALA website
• How to locate copy of the EMTALA regulations
• OCR memo and EMTALA investigations
• OIG advisory opinions on EMTALA
• CMS Deficiency memo
• Compliance program
• November 21, 2014 EMBOLA and EMTALA memo
• June 7, 2013 CMS Memo on EMTALA and telemedicine
• December 13, 2013 CMS memo on payment and collections
• EMTALA definitions and requirements
• The Joint Commission standards
• EMTALA sign requirements
• Who does EMTALA apply?
• Payment issues
• Reasonable registration process
• Financial questions from patients
• Patients who sign out AMA
• Specialized capability
• Policies and procedures required
• On-call physicians issues
• Hospital recommendations
• Dedicated emergency department
• Central log