Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 6: Communication and Information Transfer
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

When Is EMTALA Triggered?

  • When the patient:
    • Presents at the Emergency Department requesting medical
      treatment
    • Presents on hospital property requesting emergency
      medical treatment
    • In the absence of a request, if a prudent layperson would believe, based on the person’s appearance or behavior, a person needs emergency examination or treatment
 
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