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Case managers can provide vital assistance during a disaster, Toni Cesta, PhD, RN, FAAN, knows from first hand experience.
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If case managers see a problem in their hospital, they have a responsibility to report it, asserts Alice Gosfield, JD, of Alice G. Gosfield and Associates, a Philadelphia law firm.
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As the federal government, private payers, and accrediting agencies crack down on overutilization, underutilization, fraud, and abuse, hospital case managers need to keep an even closer eye on what is going on in their hospitals, experts say.
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These highlights of the final Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) rule were summarized by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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There is much to rejoice about in the final rule of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), with many of the most vexing parts of the law either clarified or eliminated altogether, but there still is plenty to keep you busy.
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As Mindy Owen, RN, CRN, CCM, travels around the country for the Commission for Case Manager Certification (CCMC), shes always surprised to find how few case managers are familiar with the standards of practice under which they operate.
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"EMTALA: The Essential Guide to Compliance" from Thomson American Health Consultants, publisher of Emergency Medicine Reports, explains how the changes to EMTALA will affect emergency departments and off-campus clinics.
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To provide you with critical information on the updated regulations from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Thomson American Health Consultants offers "New EMTALA Regulations: Are They Too Good to be True?" an audio conference on Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 2:30-3:30 p.m., ET.