Medi Home Health Agency

The agency failed to ensure services were provided as ordered by a physician for one (1) of thirteen (13) clinical records reviewed in the survey sample (clinical record #3).

The agency failed to ensure that patients were informed about and consented to the disciplines and/or frequency of proposed visits in advance of starting care in six (6) of thirteen (13) clinical records reviewed in the survey sample (clinical record #'s 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13).

The agency failed to ensure services were provided only as ordered by a physician for one (1) of thirteen (13) clinical records reviewed in the survey sample (clinical record #13).

Agency staff failed to provide the patient and/or caregiver with a copy of written instructions within 5 days of completion of the comprehensive assessment outlining the following: (1) Visit schedule, including frequency of visits by the agency's personnel acting on behalf of the agency, (2)…

The agency failed to ensure the patient's individualized plan of care included a description of the patient's risk for emergency department visits and hospital re-admission, all necessary interventions to address the underlying risk factors, measurable outcomes and goals identified by the patient…

The agency failed to ensure drugs, services, and/or treatments were administered only as ordered by a physician for three (3) of seventeen (17) clinical records reviewed in the survey sample.