Amedisys Home Health of Georgetown

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure physician orders were followed for 2 of 17 patient records reviewed.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) Registered Nurse (RN) failed to provide a specific Home Health Aide (HHA) Plan of Care (POC) for 1 of 2 applicable patients.

The Home Health Agency (HHA)failed to ensure physician orders were authenticated within 30 days of receipt of the physician orders for 1 of 17 patient records.

The Home Health Agency (HHA)Registered Nurse (RN) failed to update the patient medications in the home with the HHA's medication profile for 2 of 6 applicable patients.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) staff failed to document measurable outcomes for goals in the patient's plan of care for 13 of 17 patient records reviewed care and services.

The home health failed to ensure its staff documented missed visits and informed the physician of missed visits for one of seventeen patient records reviewed for care and services.

The home health agency failed to ensure its staff followed accepted principles for hand hygiene for infection control in the provision of patient care for three of seven patients observed during visits.(Patient 2, 15, and 16) The findings are: On July 17, 2018, during a home visit from 10:45 a.m.…

The home health agency failed ensure its staff conducted a medication reconciliation during home visits for to ensure the patient has a current medication profile for four of seven patients during home visits.