Assured Home Health

The agency failed to accurately complete the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data for M0102 and M0104 for 8 of 19 patients (Patient #106, Patient #108, Patient #115, Patient #117, Patient #304, Patient #305, Patient #309, and Patient #310).

The agency failed to communicate with the patient’s physician the therapies missed visits resulting in changes to the patient’s plan of care in 2 of 19 patients (Patient #309, and Patient #310. Failure to communicate with the patient’s physician of changes to the plan of care may potentially have a…

The agency failed to conduct a Tuberculosis (TB) screening using a Department of Health (DOH)-approved TB risk assessment form for 9 of 10 staff (Staff #101, Staff #102, Staff #103, Staff #104, Staff #105, Staff #106, Staff #107, Staff #109, and Staff #110).

The agency failed to conduct the initial assessment visit within the 48 hours of completing the referral and notifying patients or their legal representative of the delayed services for 2 of 19 patients (Patient #309 and Patient #310) Failure to meet this requirement places patients at risk for…

The agency failed to complete the comprehensive assessment that included therapy evaluations within five calendar days of the start of care date for 5 of 12 active patients (Patient #106, Patient #115, Patient #117, Patient #305, and Patient #309).

The home health agency failed to implement policies and procedures for removing expired supplies and devices from the patient inventory supply room.

The agency failed to update policies and procedures on criminal background check and disclosure statement consistent with state requirements for contracted staff and failed to conduct criminal background checks using the Washington State Patrol (WSP) for 2 of 4 contracted staff (Staff#104 and Staff…