Medside Home Health Agency

The agency failed to electronically transmit monthly Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data collected to the CMS system every 30 days.

The agency failed to ensure that written information and instruction was provided to the patient outlining care and services for three home visit patients (P) (P#13, P#14, and P#16) of five sampled home visit patients.

The agency failed to ensure that a comprehensive discharge summary was completed at discharge to assist in the continuity of care post discharge for five patients (P) (P#1, P#2, P#3, P#4, and P#5) of five sampled discharge patients.

The agency failed to ensure that written information and instruction was provided to the patient outlining care and services for three home visit patients (P) (P#13, P#14, and P#16) of five sampled home visit patients.

The agency failed to ensure that written information and instruction was provided to the patient outlining care and services for three home visit patients (P) (P#13, P#14, and P#16) of five sampled home visit patients.

The agency failed to ensure that written information and instruction was provided to the patient outlining care and services for three home visit patients (P) (P#13, P#14, and P#16) of five sampled home visit patients.

The agency failed to follow physician’s order to weigh and record patient (P#10) daily, and notify physician for weight gain of three pounds within 24 hours or five pounds or more over one week, for one (1) of seventeen (17) sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the patients' individualized plans of care included all of the required elements to address the patients' needs for 17 of 17 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16, and #17) sampled patients.