EMTALA Bundled Exams and Study Guides 2024/2025 with complete solutions

COBRA - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act; what - a 1986 federal law that allows for the temporary extension of group health coverage to people whose health benefits otherwise would be terminated. (i.e. if you lose your job) Consolidat...

How can we help and why? - -Patients who spend less time waiting for a test, procedure, or treatment improves patient outcomes and satisfaction and tend not to leave the ED before seeing a treating practitioner. the wait time is so long that patients have actually died waiting for the any additio...

An emergency medical condition (EMC) is present if - acute symptoms exist of sufficient severty (including pain) any patient who comes to the ED requesting examination or treatment must: - be provided an appropriate medical screening examination to determine/ treat a medical condition - all pati...

"Anti-Dumping Law" - 1986, any institution compensated by CMS (receiving Medicare/Medicaid money) Appropriate Transfer - Transfer only if medically stable, higher level of care when the benefits of transfer outweigh the risks. If you are transferring to a nursing home or outpatient setting, ass...

________ investigates EMTALA violations - CMS EMTALA was enacted in 1986 for what purpose? - "Anti-dumping law" - pts cannot be turned away or transferred based on ability to pay T/F: A physician assistant acts as agent of physician and hospital - therefore, under EMTALA - T T/F: Any hospital ...

Can the hospital inquire about the patient's ability to pay? - Yes, but timing is everything. The statute does not prohibit an inquiry into availability of medial insurance; it does provide that neither examination nor treatment may be delayed to make the inquiry. A request for payment, however, ...

A patient comes to a Medicare-participating hospital. The patient presents at the hospital's dedicated emergency department. The patient asks for emergency medical services. The patient does not have health insurance coverage. Choose the true statement about this patient and the hospital's duty ...

A hospital can transfer an unstable patient if - (1) A physician certifies the medical benefits expected from the transfer outweigh the risks OR (2) A patient makes a transfer request in writing after being informed of the hospital's obligations under EMTALA and the risks of transfer. ACEP - Am...

A patient presents for an assessment. He is having command hallucinations to kill himself and others. The doctor decides that the patient should be transferred to another facility more appropriate for medical needs and they accept this client for transfer. You call an ambulance to request transpor...

250 yard rule - Campus means the physical area immediately adjacent to the provider's main buildings, other areas and structures that are not strictly contiguous to the main buildings but are located within 250 yards of the main buildings, and any other areas determined on an individual case bas...