The Emtala Answer Book 2013:

Some of the questions that The EMTALA Answer Book addresses include:Does HIPAA affect a hospital's EMTALA obligations?Must a receiving hospital with specialized capabilities accept an EMTALApatient who had been admitted as an inpatient at another hospital?Can a physician be on call at more than one facility simultaneously?Are community call plans allowed by EMTALA?Can a hospital compensate on-call physicians specifically for treatingpatients who are indigent or uninsured?And many more!The 2013 Edition of The EMTALA Answer Book has been updated to include:Discussion of the 2012 Department of Health and Human Services pronouncementregarding application of EMTALAA summary of the latest civil penalties for EMTALA violationsUpdated and new court cases interpreting EMTALAAnd much more!