What are HACs, and how are they identified?


Hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) are identified through the Present on Admission (POA) indicator associated with additional diagnoses coded on the hospital bill for inpatient services.

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For-profit hospitals, also known as private hospitals, are controlled by the individual, partnership, or corporation that owns them

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What organizations are available to assist agencies with understanding the OBQI/OBQM process?

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Prompt-pay laws govern

A. physicians to pay pharmacies for medications. B. insurance carriers' payments of providers' claims. C. physician practice payments of their suppliers' invoices. D. patients to pay physicians for services.

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