Amedisys Home Health of Opelika

The agency failed to insure the referral orders and the orders in the Plan of Care were followed for: 1. Medical Social Worker evaluation.

The agency failed to ensure the staff followed agency policy and procedure and infection control and sharps disposal.

The agency failed to obtain a signed copy of the written notice of Medicare Non-Coverage prior to discharge from the agency.

The agency failed to ensure: 1. Medication profile was updated periodically to include new, changed, or discontinued medications.

The agency failed to ensure: 1. The staff notified the physician of noncompliance with medication related to disease process.

The agency failed to coordinate care delivery with the mental health center and physician providing care to the patient, which affected MR # 6. This did affect 1 of 1 MR reviewed receiving mental health agency services and had the potential to negatively affect all patient's served by the agency.

The agency Clinical Manager failed to coordinate care delivery with the mental health center and physician providing care to the patient, which affected MR # 6. This did affect 1 of 1 MR reviewed receiving mental health agency services and had the potential to negatively affect all patient's served…

The agency Clinical Manager failed to assure the development, implementation and update of the individualized plan of care for the patient, which affected MR # 3. This did affect 1 of 1 MR reviewed receiving aide services and had the potential to negatively affect all patient's served by the agency.

The agency failed to ensure visit frequencies ordered by the physician were followed.

The agency failed to ensure patient complaints were lodged, investigated and actions taken to resolve patient complaints per the agency's policy.

The agency failed to ensure: 1. The physician was promptly notified of abnormal Urinalysis (UA) results.

The agency failed to integrate orders from all physicians involved in the plan of care to assure the coordination of all services and interventions were provided to the patient.

The agency failed to: 1. Coordinate abnormal Urinalysis (UA) results with the physician.

The Clinical Manager failed to: 1. Coordinate abnormal Urinalysis (UA) results resulting in a change of patient condition with the physician.