AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 3

Notice

Section 5001(c) of Pub. L. 109-71 requires the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to identify a list of hospital-acquired conditions and to collect information regarding such conditions. The Department of Health and Human Services’ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has developed a process for hospitals to submit a Present on Admission (POA) indicator with each diagnosis. For more specific instructions on Medicare POA indicator reporting instructions, refer to http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalAcqCond/02_Statute_Regulations_Program_Instructions.asp#TopOfPage The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are collaborating on the...

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