Course: Seminar in Healthcare

Review the following lecture:

• The Emergency Medical Treatment Active Labor Act (EMTALA)

Introduction:

Robert and Roy, emergency medical technician paramedics (EMT-P), were back on the streets after a slow afternoon of handling administrative tasks in the office. Neither paramedic had checked the divert status board before heading out, so they were unaware that numerous hospitals in the city were on emergency department (ED) divert.

1. Background

2. Key points

3. Scenario

4. Real issues

5. Cause and effects

6. Strengths and Weaknesses

7. Alternatives and Solutions

* Very important for every question to go into explanation details and also focus on deeper analytics and integrate critical thinking ideas for each question. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR EACH QUESTION!