Emergency medical treatment
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Physicians are appropriately on the front linas of medical care, and restricting their decision making ability will have disastrous implications for patients," said Governor [Eliot Spitzer]. "The federal government has a legal and ethical responsibility with respect to management of critical care and we are calling on President Bush to reverse this dangerous ruling and put patients first. If the federal government refuses to provide the leadership necessary, New York will consider litigation to ensure that individuals receive emergency health care services.
Commissioner [Richard F. Daines, M.D.] said: "The definition of an emergency is printed on the certification form. We believe it is a grievous error to let an audit finding disallow an entire-range of emergency treatment. As a matt...
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HOUSTON and DALLAS, March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Keeping pace with today's technology, First Choice Emergency Room has released "Emergency - First Choice ER, Version 1.2.
The application is packed full of useful medical information for consumers and comes with the ability to keep track of important personal medical information. The iPhone's capabilities for emergencies went as far as receiving publicity by an earthquake survivor in Haiti attributing his survival to its technology.
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BANGOR - In an emotionally charged lawsuit heard last week in U.S. District Court, the jury unanimously found that Eastern Maine Medical Center violated a weighty national law, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, commonly known as EMTALA.
The Bangor jury's verdict has caused the case to come to the attention of state and federal officials, who say an investigation of the Bangor hospital is likely.
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