Catholic Home Health Services of Broward, Inc.

The Home Health Agency failed to follow up timely with the relevant physician for new orders after a clinical change and in-office physician visit for further assessment for 1 of 17 sampled patients (Patient #5).

The Home Health Agency's failed to ensure communication of changes between members of the patient's interdisciplinary team to enable appropriate follow up with physicians and to carry out new physician's orders for 1 of 17 sampled (Patient #5).

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure clinical notes included complete wound assessments for 2 of 4 sampled patients, Patients #1 and #17 and accurate assessments of PleurX (chest tube) drainage for 1 of 1 sampled patients reviewed for a PleurX drainage Patient #5 (Patient #1, #17 and #5).