tb 0921 eep elopements

Question 1

a term used by area hospitals to describe persons leaving the hospital against medical advice who are at the hospital on their own or brought in on an involuntary status is

Answer 1

elopement

Question 2

if ECC notified of elopement, they must determine

Answer 2

if patient was there on an EEP or left AMA

Question 3

if patient left AMA, there will be _ LE action until hospital gets an EEP

Answer 3

no

Question 4

if EEP left hospital that was there involuntarily, LE should

Answer 4

broadcast; call search manager, complete an new EEP

Question 5

An EEP is served when

Answer 5

patient enters hospital

Question 6

reference an elopement, the new EEP should/sholdn’t reference information from the old EEP

Answer 6

should