Amedisys Home Health

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

The home health agency failed to ensure that the agency provided contact information to the five required community agencies for seven of seven sampled patients (P (P#1, P#2, P#3, P#4, P#5, P#6, and P#7) observed during home visits.

The home health agency failed to ensure that the medication profile was updated in to reflect current medications at the time of the comprehensive assessment for five of seven sampled patients (P) (P#1, P#2, P#4, P#5 and P#6 observed during home visits.

The agency staff failed to ensure treatments were administered only as ordered by the physician for two of 17sampled patients (P).

The agency failed to ensure that patient's medication profile was updated to reflect current medications at the time of the comprehensive assessment for 1 of 7 (#2) patients observed during home visits.

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

The agency failed to provide services as ordered by the physician in the plan of care for 1 of 17 (#10) sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the clinical records included all interventions and responses to the interventions in accordance with professional standards for 4 of 17 (#8, #10, #13, and #14) sampled patients.