Reference no: EM133705603

Question

Classify the secondary conditions in each of the following case scenarios as examples of POA (Present on Admission) conditions or as a Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC). List responses by scenario number. If POA, show the indicator letter along with a narrative description of the indicator. Indicate if HAC and briefly explain why; note how payment may be impacted. The patient was admitted through the ER with diabetic ketoacidosis and a history of hypertension. The diabetic ketoacidosis was treated with medication and monitoring. Blood pressure was monitored. The patient had outpatient surgery for open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured tibia; she developed elevated blood pressure post-op and was then admitted for inpatient observation. The patient was admitted and delivered an eight-pound baby after six hours of labor. A postpartum hemorrhage occurred and was treated during the hospital stay. A patient was admitted from a nursing home with bacterial pneumonia and a stage III pressure ulcer. The pneumonia was treated with antibiotics; the pressure ulcer was also treated. A patient was admitted from a nursing home with pneumonia and a stage I pressure ulcer. The pneumonia was treated. The pressure ulcer worsened and developed into a stage III ulcer during hospitalization.