Horty Springer Medical Center Hospital, Odessa EMTALA and On-Call Issues 12.1.22
Target Audience
Nurse
Nurse Practitioner
Pharmacist
Pharmacy Technician
Physician
Physician Assistant
Psychologist
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this audio conference, participants should be able to:
Describe the federal government’s position on various on-call issues that affect the Medical Staff
Describe the interaction between an On-Call Policy and Medical Staff Professionalism Policy
Describe an approach for addressing concerns about the inadequacy of a neighboring hospital’s on-call schedule
Additional Information
EMTALA and On-Call Issues
What is Required (And what is fair?)
Selective Privileging
Accepting and Sending Transfers
Paying for call – is it legal?
Program Concludes
Ian Donaldson, JD
Faculty Disclosure
No members of the planning committee, speakers, presenters, authors, content reviewers and/or anyone else in a position to control the content of this education activity have relevant financial relationships with any proprietary entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services, used on, or consumed by, patients to disclose.
Accreditation Statement:
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and Horty Springer Seminars. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education(ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Physicians:
The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other health care professionals:
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
- 1.00 Attendance