While CMS survey-and-certification memo 17-44-Hospitals notes that surveyors will start with the average daily census (ADC) and average length of...Read More »
The development of EMTALA compliance checklists and audit tools are important first steps for hospitals to initiate self-monitoring for compliance. Ongoing education and training is also essential. This EMTALA fact sheet is distributed by the HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston, New York with...
The Michigan Court of Appeals (the “Court”) upheld a trial court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of a hospital, finding that...Read More »
A rise in interest in osteopathic medicine has led to confusion about who is trained to practice this type of medicine. Physician leaders and MSPs...Read More »
With flu season upon us, now is the time for hospitals and other healthcare facilities to consider implementing a mandatory vaccination program...Read More »
The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio Western Division (the “Court”) denied a hospital’s motion to dismiss a claim of...Read More »
The country is in the middle of an opioid epidemic—that fact is indisputable. However, it’s much less clear who is responsible for creating the...Read More »
According to a national survey of more than 3,500 emergency department (ED) physicians, approximately two-thirds of ED physicians were assaulted...Read More »
