Online CME -- 'Scheduling' an Appointment in the ED: Is it Allowable Under EMTALA?

Course:

'Scheduling' an Appointment in the ED: Is it Allowable Under EMTALA?

Specialty:	Emergency - Management	Format:	Text
Course #:	10594	Price:	$20.00
Release date:	2012-05-01	Valid through:	2015-05-01
Publication:	This activity originally appeared in ED Legal Letter (2012).
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Target Audience:

This activity is intended for emergency physicians and nurses.

Sponsor:

This activity is sponsored by AHC Media.

Accreditation:

AHC Media is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation:

AHC Media designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM.Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This activity is approved by the American College of Emergency Physicians for 1.5 hours of ACEP Category 1 credits.

Faculty

Editor-in-Chief
Larry B. Mellick, MD, MS, FAAP, FACEP
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics
Residency Program Director
Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical College of Georgia, Augusta

Nurse Planner
Kay Ball RN, PhD, CNOR, FAAN
Consultant/ Educator
K&D Medical Inc
Lewis Center, OH

Contributing Editor
Robert A. Bitterman, MD, JD, FACEP

Managing Editor
Leslie Hamlin

Executive Editor
Shelly Morrow Mark

Subjects:	'Scheduling' an Appointment in the ED: Is it Allowable Under EMTALA? Suits for Missed Sepsis in EDs Are on the Rise Missed Sepsis: ED Nurses Are "First Line of Defense" Ensure Patients Are Placed Back on Monitor Delayed Transfer for MI? ED's Legal Risks Are Many
Objectives:	Identify legal issues relating to emergency medicine practice Explain how these issues affect nurses, physicians, legal counsel, management, and patients Integrate practical solutions to reduce risk into the ED practitioners daily practices
Financial Disclosure:
The following individuals disclose that they have no consultant, stockholder, speakers bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study: Larry Mellick, MD, MS, FAAP, FACEP (Editor-in-Chief), Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, Department of Emergency Medicine, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta; Robert A. Bitterman, MD, JC, FACEP, President, Bitterman Health Law Consulting Group, Inc., Harbor Springs, MI (Contributing Editor); ; Kay Ball RN, PhD, CNOR, FAAN, Consultant/ Educator, K&D Medical Inc., Lewis Center, OH (Nurse Planner); Stacey Kusterbeck (Contributing Editor); Shelly Morrow Mark (Executive Editor); and Leslie Hamlin (Managing Editor). Copyright 2012 AHC Media LLC. All rights reserved.

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