Description

When unusual circumstances triggered an EMTALA violation, the fallout threatened participation in Medicaid. Navigating the subsequent CMS audit was a series of complex lessons on aligning policy and practice with competing authorities. You are invited to learn from the mistakes and triumphs to safeguard your patients, your organization, and your own nursing license.

 

Learning Objectives

  • Examine the case study that resulted in fines and a QI project for a hospital in the Pacific Northwest
  • Explain commonly misused terminology and why it matters
  • List the multidisciplinary audit process, misses, and near misses
  • Develop strategies to use for a self-audit
  • Discuss legal and practice considerations for implementing change

 

NCC Codes

  • Inpatient Antepartum Nursing (RNC-IAP) – Professional Practice (Code 4)
  • Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM®) – Electronic Fetal Monitoring (Code 11)
  • Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate (C-ELBW) – Care of the Extremely Low Birth Weight Neonate (Code 7)
  • Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB®) – Professional Practice (Code 6)
  • Low Risk Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-LRN(R)) – Professional Practice (Code 5)
  • Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN®) – Professional Practice (Code 4)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing (RNC-NIC®) – Professional Practice (Code 4)
  • Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC®) – Professional Practice (Code 5)
  • Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner (WHNP-BC®) – Professional Practice (Code 5)

 

Nursing Contact Hours

1.0 nursing contact hours (CNE available through 09/15/2025)

 

AWHONN Accreditation Statement 

The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Accredited status does not imply endorsement by AWHONN or ANCC of any commercial products displayed or discussed in conjunction with an educational activity. AWHONN is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider # CEP580.

 

Tags: Intrapartum Care/Issues, Policies/Procedures, Risk/Legal, Triage

 

Disclosures:?No commercial support or sponsorship was received for this presentation. The AWHONN nurse planner, contributors, and reviewers report no relevant financial or commercial conflicts related to this educational activity.

 

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