Amedisys Home Health

The agency failed to electronically transmit Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data to CMS within 30 days of completing the assessment.

The agency failed to include interventions for a diagnosis of congestive heart failure (a long-term condition that happens when your heart cannot pump blood well enough to give your body a normal supply) to monitor fluids, edema, weight, or to measure calf, for one patient (P) (P#5) of 17 sampled…

The agency failed to have physician sign plan of care (POC), and verbal orders for one patient (P) (P#1) of 17 sampled patients.

The agency staff failed to conduct an initial assessment within 48 hours of referral or on physician’s order for start of care date, for 1 (one) of 17 (seventeen) sampled patients (#9).

The agency failed to ensure that patient's medication profile was updated to reflect current medications at the time of the comprehensive assessment for 1 of 17 (P) (P#12) patients observed during home visits.

The agency failed to ensure the patients' individualized plans of care included all of the required elements to address the patients' needs for 12 of 17 (#2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #12, #14, and #17) sampled patients.

The agency's skilled professional staff failed to provide services as ordered by the physician in the plans of care for eight of 17 (#2, #3, #9, #10, #11, #12, #14 and #17) sampled patients.

The personnel furnishing services failed to maintain liaison to ensure their efforts were coordinated effectively and timely to support the objectives outlined in the plan of care for three of 17 (#1, #16 and #17) sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the clinical records included all interventions and responses to the interventions in accordance with professional standards for four of 17 (#9, #11, #15, and #17) sampled patients.