Conemaugh Home Health

The agency failed to ensure patient's received appropriate care planning, coordination of services, and quality of care.

The agency did not report safety issues timely to the Department of Health Event Reporting System (ERS) related for two (2) of two (2) events reviewed (MR1 and MR2).

The agency failed to maintain an accurate medication profile and to ensure review of potential adverse effects for two (2) of four (4) MR reviewed (MR1 and MR2).

Staff (EMP) interview the agency failed to ensure the patient's plan of care included medication potential adverse effects and services for two (2) of four (4) MR reviewed, (MR1 and MR2).

Staff (EMP) interview the agency failed to the agency failed to ensure complete medication and treatment orders were included on initial "Home Health Certification and Plan of Care" for one (1) of four (4) MR reviewed, (MR2).

Staff (EMP) interview the agency failed to ensure the physician was notified of changes in the patient's condition for one (1) of four (4) MR reviewed.

Staff (EMP) interview the agency failed to coordinate care of the patient related to services and medication(s) for one (1) of four (4) MR reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure staff followed infection control standards of practice and agency policy and procedure for three (3) of seven (7) observations (OBV) providing direct care to patients (OBV3 MR3, OBV4 MR4 and OBV6 MR6).

The agency failed to maintain an accurate medication profile to ensure review of all medications the patient was taking and identify for two (2) of seventeen (17) patient (MR5 and MR13).