Vitalcaring Group

The agency failed to ensure each OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) was successfully transmitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) system within 30 days of completion.

The agency failed to maintain an accurate medication profile for 1 (#4) of 5 sampled patients reviewed who received home visits.

The agency failed to ensure all services and treatments were administered only as ordered by a physician or allowed practitioner for 1(#13) of 13 sampled patients reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure a verbal order for Discharge was signed and dated by the patient's physician in a timely manner, not to exceed 60 days for 1 (#13) of 4 closed records reviewed.

The agency failed to have the Plan of Care (POC) reviewed and revised by the physician every 60 days, beginning with the SOC (Start of Care) date for 2 (#9 and #12) of 13 sampled patients reviewed.

The Home Health agency failed to provide the patient and his/her caregiver written information regarding the patient’s medication schedule/instructions for 2 (#1 and #5) of 5 patients reviewed with home visits.

The agency failed to ensure the total plan of care was signed and dated by the patient's physician in a timely manner for 4 (Patients #1, #7, #12, #14) of 17 (Patients #1-#17) sampled patient records reviewed.