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

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Projects</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="3"><a name="skip"></a></td></tr> </table> </div> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4"> <tr><td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><div class="texttitle">Present on Admission (POA) Toolkit: Data Standards and Transmission Tools</div> <br> <div class="pagetext">Data standards and transmission tools provide technical materials for collecting Present on Admission (POA) information, such as coding, file layout, and transmission options. <br><br> Documents are presented in Adobe® Acrobat® (PDF) format. The amount of time needed to access a document depends on your machine, browser, and Internet connection. PDF files require the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader™, which can be downloaded free of charge from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://get.adobe.com/reader/" target="_blank">Adobe®</a>. <a href="/web/20140717102313/http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/pdfhelp.jsp" target="_blank">PDF Help</a> offers instructions on how to work with PDF files. <br><br> <strong>POA Data Standards</strong> <br><br> <ul> <li>POA Coding Standards</li> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icd9/icdguide10.pdf" target="_blank">ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for POA Coding and Reporting</a> (refer to Appendix I, page 95 for guidelines on coding and reporting POA on the UB-04 and 837 claim forms)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://www.cms.gov/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/MM7024.pdf" target="_blank">Version 5010 Implementation-Changes to Present on Admission (POA) Indicator '1' and the K3 Segment</a> (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2011 Medicare Learning Network). Overview of changes to POA reporting.</li> <li>Exempt POA Codes </li> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://www.cms.gov/HospitalAcqCond/Downloads/POA_Exempt_Diagnosis_Codes.zip" target="_blank">FY2011 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) POA Exempt Diagnosis List</a> </li> </ul> </ul> </ul> <br> <strong>POA Transmission Tools</strong> <br/><br/> <ul> <li>Data Transmission</li> <ul> <li><a href="POAAddonfile042208AHRQMod.pdf" target="_blank">Draft POA Record Layout and Reference Sheet </a> (PDF file, 115 KB), VA Pilot project</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://ahca.myflorida.com/SCHS/DataCollection/docs/DataGuideUpdate04012013.pdf" target="_blank">AHCA Patient Data Submission Guide Version, Effective January 1, 2013</a>, (Agency for Health Care Administration). Florida guide for coding and submitting inpatient datasets; see page 95 for information on the POA indicator.</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://www.cms.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/wPOAFactSheet.pdf" target="_blank"> Present on Admission (POA) Indicator Reporting by Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals</a> (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2010 Medicare Learning Network)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_047262.hcsp?dDocName=bok1_047262" target="_blank">Key Points of the UB-04 (Updated)</a> (AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council, 2010 Journal of AHIMA)</li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140717102313/http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_047376.hcsp?dDocName=bok1_047376" target="_blank">Managing the POA Reporting Process </a> (AHIMA, 2010 Journal of AHIMA)</li> </ul> </ul> </ul> </div> <br><br> </td></tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="2" cellpadding="4" class="clinicaltext"> <tr><td align="center"> <a href="poatoolkit.jsp">POA Toolkit</a> | <a href="poaback.jsp">POA Toolkit - Background</a> | <a href="pilot.jsp">Pilot & Planning Projects</a><br/> <a href="tktt.jsp">Training Tools</a> | Data Standards and Transmission Tools | <a href="tkfeedback.jsp">Feedback and Reporting Tools</a> </td></tr> </table> <hr width="75%" align="center" class="hrruleblue"> <table width="100%"> <tr> <td align="center" class="citationtext"> Internet Citation: Enhancing the Clinical Content of Administrative Data - Present on Admission (POA) Data Standards and Transmission Tools Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 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