http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/er-solution-pay-first.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/er-solution-pay-first.html#comment-66020 Anonymous Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:27:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/an-er-solution-pay-first.html#comment-66020 I wonder how they are going to do this because at first glance this is clearly illegal. Federal EMTALA law states the insurance/money/payment cannot be pursued until a medical screening is done or a patient is stabilized. This puts the poor sap ER doctor under threat of a 50K fine for each instance and can be prosecuted under broader laws than simple malpractice. If I were an ER doctor I would not work there until Congress changes the laws or the hospital CEO stands at triage and does medical screening exams. I wonder how they are going to do this because at first glance this is clearly illegal. Federal EMTALA law states the insurance/money/payment cannot be pursued until a medical screening is done or a patient is stabilized. This puts the poor sap ER doctor under threat of a 50K fine for each instance and can be prosecuted under broader laws than simple malpractice. If I were an ER doctor I would not work there until Congress changes the laws or the hospital CEO stands at triage and does medical screening exams.

]]> http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/08/er-solution-pay-first.html#comment-66018 Anonymous Mon, 07 Aug 2006 17:24:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/08/an-er-solution-pay-first.html#comment-66018 What a biased article. Since when is it "punitive" to demand that someone who is not in dire need of help to pay their bills? We have a nation and a media than thinks it is a right to be a conscience-free freeloader. What a biased article. Since when is it “punitive” to demand that someone who is not in dire need of help to pay their bills? We have a nation and a media than thinks it is a right to be a conscience-free freeloader.

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