Present On Admission

Friday July 30, 2010

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Q: Can we print the slides?

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Q: Is this mandated for critical access hospitals?

No. This only affects acute-care inpatient hospitals, as required by regulation or state law for public health reporting.

Q: Does the POA affect hospice claims? Only the hospice diagnosis is reported on the claim.

No, POA is only for acute-care inpatient hospital claims.

Q: Can you give an example of when you would use “W”?

See the ICD-9-CM Official Coding Guidelines and other referenced resources. However, here is an example: A patient, who is pregnant, is admitted with active labor, admitted, and delivers a baby. When she starts to breastfeed, a breast abscess is noted, but the physician is unclear if the abscess was "present" upon admission. Therefore, code "W."

Q: If an inpatient presents with all the signs and symptoms of sepsis and the principal diagnosis is sepsis, does the physician still have to document that the sepsis was POA?

First, see the ICD-9 CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The physician should clearly document the signs and symptoms present upon admission.

Q: Does BridgeFront offer any POA online training?

Currently, we offer consulting or on-site training on POA. BridgeFront is considering this topic for an online training course for the future. We are always on the leading edge of heath care training needs. To assist in that, please specify exactly what type of training you are interested in, what type of staff you're educating, and the type of facility you represent.

Q: The UB-04 manual indicates that POA is for UB-04 and the 5010 only, not for use in the 4010. But, I understood that 5010 has not been approved yet. Can you explain?

I believe you are asking how POA information will be sent via the 837 format since the indicator, according to the UB-04 Manual, is not used with the current 004010A1. You are correct, but the X12, NUBC and other cooperating parties are working to find a way to meet the federal regulation of the October 1, 2007 mandate. I believe they will create a method to send the data via the 837 004010A1 format.

Q: How do I download the slides for reference?

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Q: Is there a way to print off the slides or obtain hard copies of this presentation.

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