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PROGRAM OVERVIEWHospitals must follow federal law, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations and interpretative guidelines for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. This three-part series will focus on EMTALA regulations, emphasizing problematic areas of EMTALA concepts, adequacy of medical screening and on-call physician issues.Tuesday, July 1Part One focuses on EMTALA's basic requirements and available resources to hospitals. The presentation will discuss EMTALA definitions and requirements. LEARNING OBJECTIVESDescribe EMTALA’s basic requirements.Describe why EMTALA is the most-frequently cited deficiency nationwide.Discuss where EMTALA applies in facilities.Review examples of how hospitals can keep current on regulation changes.Tuesday, July 15Part Two will discuss EMTALA issues, including:Appropriate transfersDifferences in patient transfer requirements for emergency departments, observation units and inpatient unitsEMTALA signageThe adequacy of medical screening examinationsLEARNING OBJECTIVESDefine what language must be on required EMTALA signs and where they must be posted.Describe what constitutes an adequate medical screening examination for behavioral health, obstetric and other patients.Describe what constitutes an appropriate certification of false labor.Illustrate what an appropriate transfer entails and what must be included in the transfer form.Tuesday, July 29 Part Three will focus on physician involvement with the EMTALA process, including: How to deal with risky patient situations, such as leaving against medical advice and leaving without being seenOn-call physician requirementsThe quality improvement organization’s role in the EMTALA survey progressWhen an on-call physician must appear in the emergency departmentLEARNING OBJECTIVESDescribe on-call physician rules, including when the on-call physician must appear in the emergency department.Describe the Office of Inspector General’s role and recent deficiencies and fines concerning on-call physicians.Describe the quality improvement organization's role with EMTALA.Examine documentation requirements for challenging patient situations.INTENDED AUDIENCEThis program is for all hospitals and health systems and anyone involved with compliance regulations and standards, including:CEOsChief medical officersChief nursing officersCompliance officers and legal counselDepartment directorsEmergency department staffGoverning board membersNursesObstetric staffOn-call physiciansPhysiciansQuality improvement staffRegulatory readiness liaisonsRisk managersSafety officersREGISTRATION AND FEESIHA member org. rate – $299Associate member org. rate – $299IHA nonmember org. rate – $499RECORDINGS POLICYIHA will provide recordings only to those who have registered for the program.CONTINUING EDUCATION POLICYIHA, Iowa Board of Nursing provider No. 4, will award 2.0 nursing contact hours for this webinar. For nursing contact hours to be offered for individuals, IHA will verify your electronic virtual sign-in and sign-out times, and you must enter your nursing license number on the access registration page. If you are participating as part of a group, you must assign an on-site proctor to oversee the process required by the Iowa Board of Nursing and IHA. After registering, please email Tori Hanson at hansont@ihaonline.org to receive the proctor agreement and instructions. REGISTRATION POLICYEach organization that registers must provide an email address.IHA will send to the provided email address logon information and handouts at least 24 hours before the webinar.ADA POLICYIHA does not discriminate in its educational programs based on race, religion, color, sex or disability. IHA wishes to ensure no one with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated or otherwise treated differently than others because of the absence of auxiliary aids and services. If you need any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans With Disabilities Act to attend this program, please call 515-282-3965, fax 515-283-9366 or write to IHA’s Education Department.SPEAKERNancy Ruzicka is a consultant on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. She previously worked as the director of integrity and compliance and privacy official at MercyOne Des Moines and the director of regulatory compliance at UnityPoint Health – Des Moines. She also has over 20 years of experience with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Ruzicka holds master’s degrees in health law and business administration and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, all from Drake University. She is certified in health care compliance and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.View full conference details.Contact Tori Hanson with questions about this event.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
Hospitals must follow federal law, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services regulations and interpretative guidelines for the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act. This three-part series will focus on EMTALA regulations, emphasizing problematic areas of EMTALA concepts, adequacy of medical screening and on-call physician issues.
Tuesday, July 1
Part One focuses on EMTALA's basic requirements and available resources to hospitals. The presentation will discuss EMTALA definitions and requirements.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Tuesday, July 15
Part Two will discuss EMTALA issues, including:
Tuesday, July 29
Part Three will focus on physician involvement with the EMTALA process, including:
INTENDED AUDIENCE
This program is for all hospitals and health systems and anyone involved with compliance regulations and standards, including:
REGISTRATION AND FEES
IHA member org. rate – $299
Associate member org. rate – $299
IHA nonmember org. rate – $499
RECORDINGS POLICY
IHA will provide recordings only to those who have registered for the program.
CONTINUING EDUCATION POLICY
IHA, Iowa Board of Nursing provider No. 4, will award 2.0 nursing contact hours for this webinar. For nursing contact hours to be offered for individuals, IHA will verify your electronic virtual sign-in and sign-out times, and you must enter your nursing license number on the access registration page. If you are participating as part of a group, you must assign an on-site proctor to oversee the process required by the Iowa Board of Nursing and IHA. After registering, please email Tori Hanson at hansont@ihaonline.org to receive the proctor agreement and instructions.
REGISTRATION POLICY
ADA POLICY
IHA does not discriminate in its educational programs based on race, religion, color, sex or disability. IHA wishes to ensure no one with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated or otherwise treated differently than others because of the absence of auxiliary aids and services. If you need any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the Americans With Disabilities Act to attend this program, please call 515-282-3965, fax 515-283-9366 or write to IHA’s Education Department.
SPEAKER
Nancy Ruzicka is a consultant on state and federal rules, regulations and interpretative guidelines. She previously worked as the director of integrity and compliance and privacy official at MercyOne Des Moines and the director of regulatory compliance at UnityPoint Health – Des Moines. She also has over 20 years of experience with the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. Ruzicka holds master’s degrees in health law and business administration and a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy, all from Drake University. She is certified in health care compliance and maintains her Iowa pharmacy license.
View full conference details.
Contact Tori Hanson with questions about this event.