Amedisys Home Health Care

Patient interview the agency failed to review all current medications for 3 of 4 home visits conducted (#13,16, and 17).

Staff interview the agency failed to coordinate care with the physician regarding redness and swelling of a wound for 1 of 3 wound records reviewed (#18).

Staff interviews the agency failed to provide accurate information on the OASIS [The Outcome and Assessment Information Set-used to collect standardized data for home health agencies] for 3 of 17 patients [#8, 14 and 17]. The findings included: The policy, OASIS Outcome and Information Set…

The agency failed to include all medications on the plan of care for 5 of 7 home visits observed (#11, 12,15, 10, 13 ); failed to update the Plan of Care with the current/correct medications for 1 of 1 patients (#10); failed to include the correct diet/nutrition on the plan of care for 1 of 1…

Staff interview the agency failed to include correct/signed physician orders related to visit frequency for 1 of 12 patients receiving physical therapy (#8); failed to have timely visit documentation in the medical record for 1 of 17 records reviewed (#6).

Staff interview the agency failed to include all medications on the plan of care for 2 of 4 patients on oxygen (#2, and #17).

The agency failed to communicate changes in the patient’s condition to the physician in 2 of 18 (Patients #9 and #16) total patient records reviewed.

The agency failed to maintain a record of current medication for 2 of 5 patients that received a home visit (#5 and 10).

The Plans of Care failed to include a description of the patient's risk for emergency department visits or risks for hospital re-admission or interventions to address underlying risk factors for 11 of 13 records reviewed (#2, 4, 6, 7, 11, 12, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10).