Centerwell Home Health

The agency failed to electronically transmit completed Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS-a group of standard data elements developed to enable systemic comparative measurements of home health care patient outcomes) assessments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)…

The facility failed to ensure staff entries were legible, clear, complete, appropriately authenticated, dated, and timed, relative to a.) staff visit notes for 6 patients (#2, #3, #4, #10, #11, #12), and b.) physician ordered Home Health Certifications and Plans of Care (POC) for 2 patients (#2 and…

The agency failed to ensure the initial assessment visit was held either within 48 hours of referral, or within 48 hours of the patient's return home, or on the physician or allowed practitioner ordered start of care date, for 2 patients (#15 and #16), out of a total sample of 17 patients.

The agency failed to ensure that services were provided as ordered by the physician or allowed practitioner, as indicated in the plan of care (POC), for 2 patients (#6 and #7), out of a total sample of 17 patients.

The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with the physician involved in the plan of care, related to the current plan of care (POC), for 2 patients (#6 and #7), out of a total sample of 17 patients.

The agency failed to ensure a completed discharge summary was sent to the primary care practitioner or other health care professional responsible for providing care and services to the patient after discharge from the agency within 5 business days of the patient's discharge, for 3 patients (#3, #13…

The Agency failed to ensure its staff performed a wound dressing change as ordered by the Physician, as indicated in the plan of care for one Patient (#2), out of a total sample of 17 patients.

The Agency failed ensure that its staff notified the Physician when there was change in the plan of care for one Patient (#1), out of a total sample of 17 Patients.

The facility failed to ensure that it has a procedure to inform State and local emergency preparedness officials about patients in need of evacuation from their residences at any time due to an emergency situation based on the patients medical and psychiatric condition and home environment.

The facility failed to ensure that it provides training in compliance with the Emergency Preparedness Requirements for Medicare and Medicaid Providers and Suppliers.