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EMTALA and the On Call Physician 2008: Ensuring Compliance
Webinar
April 3, 2008
Time: 9 - 10:30 a.m. CENTRAL TIME
Register for this event online:
April 3, 2008 ($295 per line)
Program Description
Every hospital that has an emergency department and accepts Medicare and Medicaid patients must follow the federal law on EMTALA. There are stiff penalties for violating this law, including up to $50,000 fine and exclusion from the Medicare program. This webinar will discuss the EMTALA requirements that hospitals delineate expected response times of physicians on call in minutes and that hospital maintain a list of specific names of on-call physicians and not the group practice's name. In addition, instances of when an on-call physician can consult by telephone and when he/she are required to physically come to the hospital will be discussed.
Learning Objectives
At the completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
- Recall that EMTALA requires that hospitals delineate expected response times of physicians on call in minutes.
- Explain that hospitals must have specific names of physicians on call and not the group practice's name.
- Discuss why a hospital must maintain a list of physicians who are on call to evaluate emergency department physicians.
- Describe when the on call physician can consult by telephone or when are they required to physically come to the hospital.
Who Should Participate
Chief Executive Officers/Administrator
Chief Nursing Officers
Medical Staff Directors
ED Managers and Nurses
Emergency Medicine Physicians
OB Managers and Nurses
Behavioral Health Director and staff
Nursing Supervisors and Managers
Compliance Officers
Risk Managers
Legal Counsel
Faculty
Sue Dill Calloway, RN, MSN, JD
Medical-Legal Consultant and Director, Hospital Risk Management, OHIC Insurance Company
Sue Dill Calloway has been a nurse attorney and medical-legal consultant for more than 25 years. She has presented numerous educational programs for nurses, physicians, and other health care professionals on topics such as patient safety, the Joint Commission, CMS, and HIPAA issues. Currently, she is the Director of Hospital Risk Management with the OHIC Insurance Company in Dublin, Ohio.
The views expressed by the speaker do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions or the Wisconsin Hospital Association.
Registration Information
Fee:
$295.00 for one phone line per site
Please register only one name per connection.
Additional phone lines will be billed at $295.00 each.
How the Webinar Will Work
Dial-in instructions and any other reference materials will be emailed to each registrant approximately three days prior to the conference. If you do not receive them by this date, please email Lisa Geishirt at lgeishirt@wha.org.
It is the responsibility of the registrant to access presentation materials prior to the day of the event. If your e-mail address changes, you do not receive an e-mail with instructions from WHA, or if you are unable to open presentation materials, please contact
Lisa Geishirt at WHA two days prior to the event to allow time to address the issue.
Substitution, Transfer and Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing up to five business days prior to an event will be given a full refund less a $50 processing fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations received less than five business days prior and day-of-program no-shows. Substitutions are accepted.
Register for this event online:
April 3, 2008 ($295 per line)
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