Pratt Regional Medical Center HHA

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to follow acceptable standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions to prevent infections when performing wound care for 1 of 3 patient home visits (Patient 1).

The home health agency failed to ensure the plan of care was individualized to include interventions to manage patients' primary diagnosis for 3 of 7 sample patients (Patient 1, 2, and 4).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to send a discharge summary to the physician within 5 business days of patient's discharge in 1 of 7 sample patients (Patient 6).

The home health agency failed to ensure the skilled nurse assumed the responsibility for, but not be restricted to, the following: 1. The individualization of each patient's plan of care, for four of seven sampled patients (Patients 2, 3, 6 & 7); 2. The contents of each clinical record, must be…

The home health agency failed to ensure the contents of each clinical record was complete, to include: a skilled nurses' visit note that contained complete documentation of the skilled observations and assessments made by the skilled nurse to address each reference question found on the skilled…

The home health agency failed to ensure the plan of care was individualized to include: 1. Evidence of a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter Access Line used for a patient's antibiotic therapy, for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 2); 2. Durable Medical Equipment & Supplies, used for one…