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Locate an example of a policy or guideline from an external source to a healthcare organization. Explain how this policy or guideline may be a constraint to a healthcare organization’s planning, or how it may shape the healthcare organization’s philosophy. For example, given that the American Academy of Pediatrics offers guidelines on child vaccinations, these guidelines might impact the ability of the healthcare organization to deliver services to newborns and infants. Using a similar example, as well as the characteristics of effective plans as your framework, discuss how proper planning can help organizations in their future decision making.
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EMTALA
Effect of EMTALA on the operations of a hospital
Role effective planning in decision-making
Running head: POLICY AND PLANNING CONSTRAINTS
Policy and Planning Constraints
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Policy and Planning Constraints
The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) is a federal policy
that requires hospitals to conduct emergency medical screening on an individual that visits the
emergency room to determine the existence of any medical condition such as active labor, and
requiring immediate clinical services without considering his or her ability to pay. Also, this
policy mandates the hospital to provide full stabilizing treatment to the extent of its capabilities
or transfer to another one if such is not possible and a...
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