Ch 3 uhdds Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

5 POA Condition Choices - •Y Yes (present at the time of inpatient admission) •N No (not present at the time of inpatient admission) •U Unknown (documentation is insufficient to determine if condition is present on admission) •W Clinically undetermined (provider is unable to clinically determine whether condition was present on admission or not. •Unreported/not used: Exempt from POA reporting (This option is the only circumstance in which the POA field is left blank. The conditio...