tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 18

HOSPITALS: TAG May Make EMTALA Easier To Digest

Why EMTALA burdens could get lighter.The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) may be putting undue strains on some hospitals. To help those facilities, the Centers for Medicare and 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.  TAG There To Protect Patients 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. Among the 19 members...

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