Transcription of EMTALA Implementation and Enforcement Issues
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Report to Congressional CommitteesUnited States General Accounting OfficeGAOJune 2001 EMERGENCY CAREEMTALAI mplementation andEnforcement IssuesGAO-01-747 Page iGAO-01-747 EMTALAL etter1 Results in Brief2 Background4 Hospitals and Physicians Have Concerns About Effects and Extentof EMTALA Responsibilities10 Numbers of EMTALA Violations and Fines Relatively Small, andHospitals Are Rarely Terminated17 Concluding Observations25 Agency Comments25 Appendix IScope and Methodology28 Appendix IIConfirmed EMTALA Violations30 Appendix IIIC omments From the Department of Health and HumanServices32 Appendix IVGAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments34 TablesTable 1: Provider Uncertainties About EMTALA Requirements16 Table 2: Examples of 1999 Confirmed EMTALA Violations30 FiguresFigure 1: EMTALA Enforcement Process7 Figure 2: Total EMTALA Investigations and Confirmed Viola
Report to Congressional Committees United States General Accounting Office GAO June 2001 EMERGENCY CARE EMTALA Implementation and Enforcement Issues GAO-01-747
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