EMTALA violations news from FierceHealthcare
NewsHospital accused of patient dumping, educates ER staff
A Minnesota hospital has been accused of patient dumping, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press. According to the state's Health Department, Unity Hospital could have broken a federal law when it denied Read more...
EMTALA flexibility proposed to relieve on-call MD shortages
In a new Medicare hospital payment rule released in late April, CMS included a proposal clarifying its on-call policies under EMTALA. If finalized, the proposal would let a group of hospitals in a Read more...
Patient dumping issues need systematic look
At this point, you've heard frequently about the problem Los Angeles faces with "patient dumping," which takes place when hospitals discharge indigent patients and more or less kick them to the Read more...
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