Amedisys Home Health of Maryland LLC

The agency failed to provide and maintain documentation of training (initial and continued) in emergency preparedness policies and procedures for staff #2. Failure to provide training to all staff in policies and procedures places patients and staff at risk for adverse outcomes during an emergency.

In a 12-month period the agency did not transmit eighty OASIS assessments to the CMS system within 30 days of completing initial assessments, as required by regulation 484.45(a).

Adequate infection control prevention was not implemented during the provision of wound care.

The agency staff did not communicate delays in the start of care (SOC) for 4 out 18 patients reviewed.

The agency did not obtain or clarify physician orders for 1 out of 18 patients reviewed.