Table 1.
Characteristics of EMTALA-related civil monetary penalty settlements involving obstetrical emergencies.
| Obstetrical | Non-obstetrical | P-value | Test type | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number | 39 | 193 | ||||
| Settlement (mean US dollars) | $36,269.23 | $43,677.87 | 0.6386 | Student’s t-test | ||
| n | % | n | % | |||
| Settlement against physican | 3 | 8% | 5 | 3% | 0.134 | Fischer's exact test |
| Minor involved | 7 | 18% | 24 | 12% | 0.356 | Pearson Chi squared |
| Failure to MSE | 32 | 82% | 142 | 74% | 0.265 | Pearson Chi squared |
| Failure to stabilize | 20 | 51% | 105 | 54% | 0.721 | Pearson Chi squared |
| Failure to arrange transfer | 14 | 36% | 40 | 21% | 0.041 | Pearson Chi squared |
| Failure to accept transfer | 2 | 5% | 29 | 15% | 0.123 | Fischer's exact test |
| On call failed to respond | 1 | 3% | 13 | 7% | 0.475 | Fischer's exact test |
| CMS region | 0.052 | Fischer’s exact test | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 5% | 5 | 3% | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 4% | ||
| 3 | 3 | 8% | 1 | 1% | ||
| 4 | 15 | 38% | 81 | 42% | ||
| 5 | 4 | 10% | 20 | 10% | ||
| 6 | 8 | 21% | 20 | 10% | ||
| 7 | 2 | 5% | 25 | 13% | ||
| 8 | 0 | 0% | 6 | 3% | ||
| 9 | 5 | 13% | 27 | 14% | ||
| 10 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
EMTALA, Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act; OIG, Office of the Inspector General; MSE, medical screening exam; CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.