| Subject: | CMS launches Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Present on Admission Indicator Web Page |
| Category: | Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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| Published: | Wed, 7 Nov 2007 - 10:00 am |
| The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has launched a new Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HAC) and Present on Admission (POA) Indicator web page, a link to which is located in the references below, in order to provide reliable and timely information for providers. The new web page includes information on regulations, reporting, and coding. Currently, the POA Indicator requirement and HAC payment provision only apply to Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS)... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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