Centerwell Home Health

The agency failed to electronically transmit Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data to CMS system within 30 days of completing the assessment.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) AA failed to follow standard precautions during wound care treatment to prevent the transmission of infectious and communicable diseases for one patient (P) (P#9) of seven sampled home-visit patients.

The agency staff failed to include orders to cover all pertinent diagnoses and ensure patients' needs were addressed to include disease specific treatments/interventions were included on plans of treatment for four of seventeen (#1, #3, #11 and#17.) sampled patients (P).

The agency failed to ensure the clinical records contained clear, complete, and accurate documentation for three of seventeen (#1, #4, and #13) patients (P) who were current hospice beneficiaries.

The agency failed to follow the ordered visit frequencies as required by the plans of care for 6 of 17 (#3, #8, #10, #12, #14, and #15) sampled patients.

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

The agency staff failed to ensure treatments were administered only as ordered by the physician for 1 of 17 (#17) sampled patients.

The agency failed to ensure the plans of care which contains verbal orders were reviewed and signed by the physician within the required 30 day time frame for 7 of 17 (#1,#3, #6, #7, #9, #11 and #17) sampled patients.

The agency failed to provide services as ordered by the physician in the plan of care for 1 of 17 (#15) sampled patients.