Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) 2002-15: Review of Office of Inspector General Patient Dumping Settlements

INTRODUCTION: The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) of 1986 was enacted to prevent hospitals from “dumping” or refusing service to patients for financial reasons. The statute prohibits discrimination of emergency department (ED) patients for any reason. The Office of the Inspector G...

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Autores principales: Zuabi, Nadia, Weiss, Larry D., Langdorf, Mark I.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2016
Materias:
Societal Impact on Emergency Care
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330654
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2016.3.29705

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899053/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330654
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2016.3.29705

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