Author Question: A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient with a diagnosis of possible cerebrovascular accident. ... (Read 166 times)

nelaaney · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A patient is admitted as a hospital inpatient with a diagnosis of possible cerebrovascular accident. During admission, the patient falls out of bed fractures her right arm. Which present on admission (POA) indicator applies to the right arm fracture diagnosis?
a. Y (present at the time of inpatient admission)
b. N (not present at the time of inpatient admission)
c. U (documentation is insufficient to determine if condition is present on admission)
d. W (provider is unable to clinically determine whether condition was present on admission or not)

Question 2

A condition that exists at the time an order for inpatient admission occurs is categorized according to __________.
a. case management
b. data analysis
c. present on admission
d. revenue cycle auditing