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UB04 Question Do you know the indicator codes and their definitions for POA?
   
UB04 Question Do you know how the clinical quality indicator for diagnosis reporting, called Present on Admission (POA), relates to the healthcare billing form used throughout the country, the UB form?
   
Do you understand how POA will impact your organization's daily processes, the revenue cycle, HIM (Health Information Management), billers, and coders?
   
Do you understand the changes on the UB-04 form related to POA and how it is connected to your current billing and coding processes?
   
Do you have a plan that includes education with your physicians, coders, and staff in order to ensure a successful transition to report POA?
   
Do you understand the dates and the rules surrounding when POA indicators should be sent on healthcare claims?

Introduction to Present On Admission (POA)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is mandated under the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) of 2005 to implement a requirement that hospitals report Present On Admission (POA) information for secondary claims to Medicare effective October 1, 2007.  This mandate will allow Medicare to create at least two reduced payment DRGs for post-admission infections.

Need more information, we have the resources to help you:

Read an extended discussion on POA - Written by Nationally recognized author of the UB-04 Handbook for Hospital Billing published by the American Hospital Association.

Attend a complimentary webinar to answer your questions on P4P. BridgeFront is offering a complimentary webinar in its UB-04 series of webinars on the topic of Present on Admission (POA). Register today.

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