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  • Title: The new EMTALA regulations--introduction.
    Journal: J Health Law; 2004; 37(1):1-6. PubMed ID: 15191233.
    Abstract:
    This Introduction provides a broad overview of the new Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) regulations and the changes they effected. The three Articles that follow discuss various aspects of the regulations in much greater detail. Health Lawyers Teleconference: EMTALA Update provides a commentary on the regulations from the perspective of representatives of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Department of Health and Human Services, followed by a critique of the regulations from a practitioner's standpoint. EMTALA: Dedicating an Emergency Department Near You analyzes the provisions of the regulations in detail and discusses their implications for hospitals and their counsel. Finally, The New EMTALA Regulations and the On-Call Physician Shortage: In Defense of the Regulations analyzes the on-call provisions of the regulations in light of the current shortage of on-call physicians.
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