Enhancing the Clinical Content of Administrative Data - Present on Admission (POA) Toolkit: Data Standards and Transmission Tools

Present on Admission (POA) Toolkit: Data Standards and Transmission Tools

Data standards and transmission tools provide technical materials for collecting Present on Admission (POA) information, such as coding, file layout, and transmission options.

POA Data Standards

POA Coding Standards

ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for POA Coding and Reporting (refer to Appendix I, page 95 for guidelines on coding and reporting POA on the UB-04 and 837 claim forms)
Version 5010 Implementation-Changes to Present on Admission (POA) Indicator '1' and the K3 Segment (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2011 Medicare Learning Network). Overview of changes to POA reporting.
Exempt POA Codes

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) POA Exempt Diagnosis List

POA Transmission Tools

Data Transmission

Draft POA Record Layout and Reference Sheet (PDF file, 115 KB), VA Pilot project
AHCA Patient Data Submission Guide Version, Effective January 1, 2013, (Agency for Health Care Administration). Florida guide for coding and submitting inpatient datasets; see page 95 for information on the POA indicator.
Present on Admission (POA) Indicator Reporting by Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2017 Medicare Learning Network)
Key Points of the UB-04 (Updated) (AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council, 2010 Journal of AHIMA)
Managing the POA Reporting Process AHIMA's HIM Body of Knowledge (AHIMA, 2010 Journal of AHIMA)

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Enhancing the Clinical Content of Administrative Data - Present on Admission (POA) Toolkit: Data Standards and Transmission Tools