Interim Healthcare of the Tria

The agency failed to follow physician's orders/Plan of Care related to wound vac therapy [type of therapy used to heal wounds using negative pressure] for 1 of 2 patients with a wound vac [#6]; applied adaptic to the wound bed for 1 of 2 patients with a wound vac [#6]; discontinued a wound vac and…

The Plan of Care lacked required elements for 3 of 8 records reviewed (#1, 3, and 8).

The failed to maintain ongoing interdisciplinary assessment between the RN and the LPN for 1 of 1 pediatric patients reviewed (#5).

The clinical record did not include complete PICC [a peripherally inserted central catheter which goes directly into a vein]measurements for 3 of 3 patients with a PICC line [#2, 6, and 3]. The findings included: 1. Patient # 2 had a Start of Care [SOC] of 2/1/19 and diagnosis of Osteomyelitis…

The agency failed to communicate with the physician missed visits for 2 of 8 records reviewed (#5 and 7); communicate vital signs outside of the identified parameters for 1 of 1 pediatric patients (#5); and communicate critical lab values in 1 of 1 patients reviewed that had critical lab values…