Sol6

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1. Assigned to TWO units simultaneously, anyone else?

   Sol6 replied to Sol6's topic in Safety

   I think that this ER exists to fulfill the requirements of CMS. I'm not certain if this is correct, but I believe that to participate in medicare and medicaid billing a facility has to comply with EMTALA. So they keep the ER for billing/legal reasons...

2. Assigned to TWO units simultaneously, anyone else?

   Sol6 replied to Sol6's topic in Safety

   Thank God there hasn't been a code here yet that I know of, but they certainly wouldnt work well. I'd have to run it with the MD and have the guard call 911 for emergency transport to our sister facility. Legally permitted meal breaks (or any bre...

3. Assigned to TWO units simultaneously, anyone else?

   Sol6 posted a topic in Safety

   Hi All, I've got a question for you that I'm having a hard time finding anywhere else. I work in a small surgical hospital ER in Texas. We typically only see 1-2 patients per day and sometimes none at all. Recently management has taken to assigning t...