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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies (Single Article)

Coordinated staff, documentation play vital roles in POA reporting
November 2007

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Although many providers are bracing themselves for yet another regulation to satisfy the present-on-admission (POA) reporting requirement, the impact might not be so jarring with some planning and education. Beginning on October 1, 2008, CMS will not pay for the following eight conditions unless they are documented as POA. Some conditions are easy to identify, whereas others will require clear documentation from the physician. Prepare for the POA deadlines by getting physicians on board with this initiative.

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