Work with physicians to obtain clear-cut documentation for pressure ulcers
HIM Connection, December 16, 2008
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Applying present-on-admission (POA) indicators to pressure ulcers is no easy task. Coders often question who can identify the POA indicator and how to handle situations in which the ulcer occurs or changes during the hospital stay. Well, let’s learn how to deal with it.
Editor’s note: For more information about pressure ulcer documentation and to purchase a copy of this article for $10, click here. Subscribers to Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies have access to this article in the December issue of the newsletter.
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