The group representing emergency physicians and other healthcare organizations say emergency department boarding has reached "a breaking point." The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and ...
Giving whole blood or the component parts of blood are equally effective options for paramedics and emergency medical ...
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act ("EMTALA") provides that if a patient comes to a hospital or hospital-owned urgent care center, the hospital and relevant on-call physicians must ...
Surprise medical bills occur when a patient unexpectedly or involuntarily receives care from an out-of-network provider and is billed for the amount not covered by insurance. Past studies were unable ...
More than 30 healthcare associations and advocacy groups joined the American College of Emergency Physicians in asking President Joe Biden to prioritize finding solutions to the problem of overcrowded ...
When Hospital A was notified about the EMTALA claim against it, the hospital’s defense attorney sprung into action and filed a motion for summary judgment. Summary judgement can only be granted if the ...
Khazanov is an assistant professor at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (Yeshiva University) and a licensed clinical psychologist. I recently spent a long afternoon hiding from the nurse in ...
An increasing number of patients are getting stuck in Massachusetts emergency rooms as they wait for appropriate treatment for behavioral health issues, according to new research from the ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - As flu cases continue to spike in Jefferson County, hospitals are dealing with an influx of patients coming to emergency rooms for treatments that aren’t considered ...