CRCR Unit 3 Exam Questions with verified correct Answers (2023) solution.

Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) - Requires hospitals to provide a medical screening examination and any needed stabilizing treatment to every person presenting at an ED and requesting treatment. The screening examination must not be delayed to inquire about the patient's method of payment or health insurance status. Newborn Patient Processing: - Newborns are always registered as newborn admissions. The mother's registration information is used until the baby is named, then the newborn record is separated. Newborns born outside the hospital and subsequently transported to the hospital are separately identified according to the required UB-04 coding rules. If both parents have health plan coverage, staff must contact both health plans to determine if they follow birthday or gender rules for COB. Attending Physician - The physician who wrote the order for service and is the physician in charge of the patient's care for a specific period of time. Also referred to as the admitting physician.