tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2005 Issue 4

News Brief: Why Your EMTALA Burdens Could Get Lighter

Improvements in current policies discussed at advisory meeting The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) may be putting undue strains on your practice. To help you, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced March 14 the appointment of a new technical advisory group (TAG) that will review regulations affecting hospital and physician responsibilities under the act.  The TAG, which was required by the Medicare Modernization Act, should assist in developing "rules that will protect individual rights while minimizing unnecessary burdens on healthcare providers," CMS says. EMTALA requires hospitals with emergency departments to provide an...

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