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Tip: Guidelines for documenting screening treatment
Use the following guidelines when documenting screening treatment, to ensure you are compliant with Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA):
- For potential emergency conditions, include all medically indicated screenings, tests, mental status evaluations, impressions, and diagnoses (supported by a history and physician examination, laboratory, or other test results).
- For pregnant women, the medical records should show the screening examination included ongoing evaluation of fetal heart tones, regularity and duration of uterine contractions, fetal position and station, cervical dilation, and status of the membranes, (e.g., ruptured, leaking, intact).
- For individuals with psychiatric symptoms, the medical records should indicate an assessment of suicide or homicide attempts, or risk; disorientation; or assaultive behavior that indicates danger to self or others.
This tip was adapted from A Practical Guide to EMTALA Compliance. For more information about the book or to order your copy click here
Illinois governor revises bills to benefit state’s uninsured
The governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich, announced Wednesday he will revise a bill to allow parents to have their children on their health plan until age 26, the Chicago Tribune reports.
Blagojevich says he’s identified more than 50 bills he can revise as part of his “Rewrite to Do Right” campaign, through which he aims to get healthcare coverage for the more than 300,000 uninsured residents between the ages of 19 and 25.
The governor announced that the revision also would allow parents to keep their children on their health plan until age 30 if those children are veterans.
To read the full story in the Chicago Tribune, click here.
