ED Legal Letter – December 1, 2006
December 1, 2006
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LA courts find malpractice damages cap inapplicable to EMTALA claims and unconstitutional
While our nations' emergency physicians were considerate enough to hold their annual scientific assembly in weather-ravaged New Orleans, the courts in the Bayou dealt the house of medicine its version of a tsunami and trailing hurricane ... -
Chest pain patient waits two hours in ED, ruled 'homicide'
A 49-year-old woman waits for two hours at Vista Medical Center in Waukegan, IL's ED after reporting chest pain, shortness of breath, and nausea to the triage nurse. -
Study: ED physicians lack basic EMTALA knowledge
Knowledge of the requirements of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) is lacking in the emergency department (ED), according to a recent study. -
Special Report: Striking the Balance: HIPAA & the ED
In tandem with the movement toward electronic medical records, electronic prescribing has gained momentum, most notably with the mandate found in the Medicare Modernization Act to adopt standards by 2008.