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Annual checkup: the CMS pressure ulcer present-on-admission indicator
Courtney H Lyder1, Elizabeth A Ayello
1University of California, Los Angeles School of Nursing, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Purpose:
To provide the wound care practitioner with information about the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pressure ulcer present-on-admission (POA) indicators.
Target Audience:
This continuing education activity is intended for physicians and nurses with an interest in skin and wound care.
Objectives:
After reading this article and taking this test, the reader should be able to: 1. Describe the history and rationale for the CMS financial incentives for pressure ulcer (PrU) prevention. 2. Identify the CMS Pressure Ulcer POA indicators and 2009 ICD-9 coding for PrU staging. 3. Discuss the implications of the new CMS reimbursement for PrUs on healthcare organization practices with examples of successful interventions for PrU reduction.
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