Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) In 1986, Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA) to ensure public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay. Section 1867 of the Social Security Act imposes specific obligations on Medicare-participating hospitals that offer emergency services to provide a medical screening examination (MSE) …
Month: April 2019
Shouting into the void…
Do you ever feel that way? Like you are shouting, and you don’t even hear your echo? Well, welcome to me on this topic about medication errors and the Vanderbilt Nurse, RaDonda Vaught. Ok, what the actual hell is going on here? Why is she being charged with murder? The whole NPR article is here: …
Your opinion is yours and not to share…
Lots of patients end up at our doorstep its what keeps us working and pays the bills. Have you ever stopped to take inventory of personal bias? Yesterday I wrote about “fat shaming” which to a certain degree we need to discuss weight with people who have a BMI over 28. We need to make …