Health Resources and Policy Analysis

Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)

Review this document in preparation for your journal assignment:

Article: Examining EMTALA in the era of the patient protection and Affordable Care Act

EMTALA was designed to protect patients from being turned away when searching for emergency medical care.

For this assignment, address the following questions.

• What unanticipated consequences have occurred from this legislation?
• What were some of the unanticipated benefits?
• As chief executive officer (CEO) of a health system, what measures would you implement in your organization to stop these issues from negatively impacting your organization’s productivity?

Your assignment should be a minimum of two pages in length and should include a title page and reference page (title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum word requirement).

To support your discussion, you should include at least two sources. All sources used must be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have accompanying citations. References and citations must be provided using APA Style.