Hot Off the Press: SGEM #257-EMTALA: It's the Law of the Land.

Corey Heitz Justin Morgenstern Christopher BondWilliam K Milne

Published in: Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (2019)

The Office of the Inspector General has the authority to levy fines relating to violations of the Emergency Medicine Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) for both medical and psychiatric care. Terp et al. have described the incidence of violations and penalties levied for psychiatric cases and compared them to that for medical. This article reviews that article and the podcast recorded with Dr. Terp and the ensuing discussion in the podcast and online.

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emergency medicine
healthcare
mental health
palliative care
risk factors
health information
randomized controlled trial
systematic review
pain management
combination therapy
chronic pain
affordable care act
smoking cessation