Emtala Emergency Medical Treatment and Term Paper

While this cannot be expected to work in the larger emergency department, in small institutions this method might prove productive. The pay is further calculated by units according to duties perfumed while the physician is on-call. (Physician Compensation Duties, 2001)

V. EVALUATION of STRATEGIES

The strategies reviewed in this work include on-call pay for emergency room physicians as well as punitive reduction of pay for refusal to take calls. The primary factor supporting call-duty compensation is the fact that the physicians are busier than ever before and this is particularly true of those who are specialty physicians who "simply don't have time to accept such duty unless paid additionally for it." (Physician Compensation Report, 2003) While many hospital emergency departments expect their physicians to be on-call without receiving extra compensation, this is not a reasonable view for the busy emergency room department management.Appropriate compensation for on-call physicians will motivate these physician's in adherence to EMTALA requirements and will support the institution in delivery of proper EMTALA aligned healthcare.

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Pediatricians Go to Larger Groups; Pay Is Mostly Production-Based (2001)

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