Data standards and transmission tools provide technical materials for collecting Present on Admission (POA) information, such as coding, file layout, and transmission options.

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POA Data Standards

• POA Coding Standards
• ICD-9-CM Official Guidelines for POA Coding and Reporting (refer to Appendix I, page 95 for guidelines on coding and reporting POA on the UB-04 and 837 claim forms)
• Version 5010 Implementation-Changes to Present on Admission (POA) Indicator '1' and the K3 Segment (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2011 Medicare Learning Network). Overview of changes to POA reporting.
• Exempt POA Codes
• FY2011 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) POA Exempt Diagnosis List

POA Transmission Tools

• Data Transmission
• Draft POA Record Layout and Reference Sheet (PDF file, 115 KB), VA Pilot project
• AHCA Patient Data Submission Guide Version 2B, Effective January 1, 2011, (Agency for Health Care Administration, 2010). Florida guide for coding and submitting inpatient datasets; see page 90 for information on the POA indicator.
• Present on Admission (POA) Indicator Reporting by Acute Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Hospitals (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2010 Medicare Learning Network)
• Key Points of the UB-04 (Updated) (AHIMA Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council, 2010 Journal of AHIMA)
• Managing the POA Reporting Process (AHIMA, 2010 Journal of AHIMA)