tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 7

News You Can Use: Who Will Speak for Your Practice In the EMTALA Advisory Group?

CMS wants viewpoints from patient advocates, hospitals and physicians You could have a hand in shaping hospitals'responsi-bilities under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA). The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking your nominations for a technical advisory group that could change how physicians and hospitals manage emergency department patients. CMS claims the advisory group, which the reform bill mandates, will go a long way toward striking a regulatory balance among patients, hospitals and physicians. "Last year, the department took an important first step by clarifying and simplifying our EMTALA regulations to protect patient rights and...

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