Catalog Number : ncd1367
Title : EMTALA Update - Part 3
Speaker : Sue Dill

Webplay Recording Date : 5-29-2007
Webplay Price : $ 225 for two weeks viewing

Teleconference/Webinar Presenter: Sue Dill Calloway, RN, Esq., AD, BA, BSN, MSN, JD

Teleconference/Webinar Title: EMTALA 2008 Update- Part 3

Teleconference/Webinar Level: Basic

Teleconference/Webinar Purpose: To explain the application of EMTALA.

Teleconference/Webinar Objectives:

• Describe the EMTALA on call physician requirements
• Discuss what should be in the hospital's EMTALA policy
• Recall when CMS says a hospital may go on diversion
• Explain tips to prevent having an EMTALA violation

Teleconference/Webinar Outline:

• On Call Physician Issues
  • Availability of on-call physicians
• OIG - CPG for Hospitals 2005
• Resignation of Privileges
• Follow Up Care
• Physician Education
• Resources
• EMTALA Reporting Requirements
• Diversionary Status
• Tips to Reduce the Risks of an EMTALA Violation
• Monitoring Compliance and Compliance Officers
• EMTALA
  • Policies and Procedures
  • Background
• Responding to an EMTALA Survey
  • The Survey Process
  • The Survey Process-Documents
  • The Survey Process-Interviews
  • Exit Interview
  • Post Survey Activities
• Deficiency or condition levels
  • Standard level deficiencies
  • Under this is element level deficiency
• Hospital is still in compliance and gets to keep deemed status
• Investigation Process
• Who is the Enforcer?
• Plan of Correction
• Hospitals should have an immediate response process to sentinel events or critical events
• Hospitals, whether or not accredited by Joint Commission, should do a though and credible root cause analysis and action plan
• Questions?
• List of Regional Offices

Prerequisites: None

Target Audience: This program should be viewed by CEOs, risk managers, compliance officers, chief nursing executives, quality and process improvement managers, pharmacists, physicians, safety officers, governing bodies, health information management, nurse educators, nurse managers, staff nurses, medical staff leaders and department directors.

Nursing Contact Hours: This course has been approved for 2.4 Iowa Nursing Contact Hours.  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.