When EMTALA site reviewers started pulling cases from the log to review, they found 5 of 33 entries were wrong and cited the hospital for EMTALA violations of tag A2405. Patient #2 was listed as “Left Without Being Seen” (LWOBS) but the medical record showed the patient was discharged home. Patient #3 was also listed … Read more
Police officers brought a minor patient to the hospital by squad car, upon arrival at the emergency department ramp, the hospital advised by radio that they were on diversion. He entered the hospital emergency department and requested that a nurse come to the squad car, and requested that the hospital accept the patient. The officer … Read more
FILE: 11-004 DATE: November 10, 2011 STATE: California TAG: A2405 TITLE: Emergency Room Log ALLEGED VIOLATION: On 11/9/11 review of the EMTALA complaint and interviews with ED staff confirmed Basic Life Support (BLS) EMT personnel brought Patient 8 to the ED by ambulance on 12/17/10. The EMT personnel had been directed to the nearest hospital … Read more
FILE: 11-003 DATE: January 24, 2011 STATE: Arkansas TAG: A2405 TITLE: Emergency Room Log ALLEGED VIOLATION: Based on review of the Emergency Department Log, Medical Staff Rules and Regulations, Policy and Procedure GO18 EMTALA (Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act) Medical Screening/Stabilization and interview, it was determined the facility failed to ensure every patient presenting … Read more
Starting with this article, we will be publishing actual EMTALA citations as examples of real-world enforcement. These examples are excerpted from my next book EMTALA Enforcement that I hope to have ready for release before April of this year. FILE: 11-001 DATE: January 20, 2011 STATE: Alabama TAG: A2405 TITLE: Emergency Room Log ALLEGED VIOLATION: … Read more