EMTALA Obligations for Behavioral Health Patients: Avoid Legal Action

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EMTALA & Behavioral Health Patients:  Hospitals' Obligations Under the Law Friday, April 28, 2017 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. ET Reserve Your Spot! Program Summary The Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) outlines specific responsibilities for behavioral health patients. With the number of psychiatric patient beds falling drastically, psychiatric patients have nowhere to go but the emergency department. Three to five behavioral health patients may be in the ED waiting for a psych facility. What should hospitals be doing while they hold these patients? Under EMTALA, acute hospitals are obligated to screen and stabilize patients. How can you ensure compliance with EMTALA for behavioral health? What are a transferring hospital's rights under EMTALA regarding psychiatric patients? What are the responsibilities of behavioral facilities under EMTALA? Join us for this highly-informative, 75-minute webinar to discover: Critical EMTALA issues regarding psychiatric patients Policies & procedures you need to have for screening & stabilization Legal compliance: What CMS & TJC require under EMTALA The rules of psych transfers: The ins and outs of what you need to do Avoid legal action: Real-world EMTALA behavioral health violations Expert Speaker John C. West, JD, MHA, DFASHRM, CPHRM is the Principal of West Consulting Services, an independent risk management and patient safety consulting firm. Mr. West has broad experience in loss prevention, including professional and general liability, occupational safety and health, and environmental impairment. He was certified in industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. John holds a law degree from Chase College of Law, a master's degree in Health Services Administration from Xavier University, and a bachelor's degree (Biology) from the University of Cincinnati. He holds the designation of distinguished fellow of the American Society for Healthcare Risk Management (ASHRM). He received the Presidential Citation Award (2011) and the Distinguished Service Award from ASHRM (2001), which is its highest honor. John has also been a certified professional in healthcare risk management since 2006. Mr. West is the author of the "Case Law Update" column, which has appeared quarterly in the Journal of Healthcare Risk Management, since 1994. He is a regular speaker at national and regional risk management meetings and has published numerous articles on risk management. Register Now!

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