Title: Module 16: Test Appendix B
Course: Introduction to Coding and Classification Systems > Section: Module 16: Present On Admission (POA)

Q: Reporting Present On Admission (POA) is significant in quality of care reporting and analysis and potentially significant for medicolegal and reimbursement purposes.
- True
- False
A: True

Q: Which of the following institutions is required to report POA for Medicare?
- Acute care hospitals
- Critical access hospitals
- Long-term care hospitals
- Cancer hospitals
A: Acute care hospitals

Q: POA may be reported on the basis of nursing documentation.
- True
- False
A: False

Q: What is the definition of Present on Admission?
Feedback: Present on admission is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs. Conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered as present on admission.

Q: What is the time frame as to when a provider must identify or document a condition to be present on admission?
- Within 3 days or less from admission
- Within 24 hours of admission
- It's dependent on the condition
- There is no required time frame
A: There is no required time frame

Q: What is the correct POA indicator when the documentation is unclear whether the condition was present on admission and the provider is not available to provide a response?
- Y
- N
- U
- W
A: U

Q: What is the correct POA indicator when the documentation is unclear whether the condition was present on admission, and when the provider is queried and his/her response is "I don't know"?
- Y
- N
- U
- W
A: W

Q: A patient is admitted to the hospital for surgery. The patient develops a fever after surgery and the final diagnosis includes "possible postoperative infection." What is the correct POA indicator for the postoperative infection?
- Y
- N
- U
- W
A: N

Q: A patient is admitted with severe cough, fever, and congestion. A sputum culture is obtained. Several days later, the results become available revealing Strep. Pneumonia. What is the correct POA indicator for the Strep. Pneumonia?
- Y
- N
- U
- W
A: Y