A borderline pressure injury may be HAC-sensitive, and POA is uncle…

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A borderline pressure injury may be HAC-sensitive, and POA is unclear from the record. Which query approach is appropriate?

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Query to clarify present-on-admission status based on clinical indicators, without pressuring the provider to avoid HAC-related language for payment or score reasons. — Asking whether this was here on day one is fair game. Asking the doctor to dodge HAC language so scores look better is not. Clarify POA; do not coach the chart for the report card.

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Query the provider to document 'present on admission' whenever an HAC risk appears, regardless of clinical truth.

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Instruct the provider in the query text to avoid any wording that could trigger an HAC.

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Skip querying and assign POA U on every dermatologic finding to neutralize HAC logic.

A borderline pressure injury may be HAC-sensitive, and POA is unclear from the record. Which query approach is appropriate?

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