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Court decides if EMTALA should apply to inpatients A 2003 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulation that interpreted the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) does not [...]

Fiscal Fitness: How States Cope Hospitals changing billing, collection practices while controlling damage caused by lawsuits Stung by lawsuits that allege hospitals overcharged uninsured patients and were too aggressive in [...]

Wisconsin EMTALA case offers take-home points Stabilization issue addressed A recent decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court involving the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) offers several take-home [...]

Wisconsin EMTALA case offers take-home points Stabilization issue addressed A recent decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court involving the federal Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) offers several take-home [...]

Lawsuits imply EMTALA requires EDs to admit all uninsured patients Experts question claims validity, saying only emergency treatment required A series of 27 lawsuits aimed at organizations controlling about 250 [...]

Its the facts that count in EMTALA cases Avoid knee-jerk response, expert says A decision earlier this year in an Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) lawsuit is [...]

Understand this confusing law or prep for lawsuits, penalties By David L. Freedman, MD, JD, FAAEM, Emergency Medicine Physician, Chelsea Community Hospital, Chelsea, MI; Attorney, Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone [...]

News: A 21-year-old woman visited an emergency department (ED) complaining of tenderness and swelling in her right pinna, the outer structure of her ear. She was given antibiotics and sent [...]