Livingston Memorial Visiting Nurse Association

The home health agency (HHA) failed to submit OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set, a comprehensive patient assessment) data to the state within 30 days of completing each OASIS assessment.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment was completed (including the administration of the OASIS (Outcome Assessment and Information Set, an assessment tool) at discharge for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 5).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the physician ordered services were met and the physician was contacted to approve changes in the plan of care (POC) for two of 17 sampled patients (Patients 2 and 9).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure aseptic technique (free from germs that cause disease to prevent contamination of the patient's wound and supplies) was followed during wound care for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 13).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure a complaint/concern was investigated for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 13).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to complete an accurate medication review for two of 17 sampled patients (Patients 2 and 8).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to have physician ordered plans of care (POC) authenticated and dated by the physician in accordance with agency policy for three of 17 sampled patients (Patient 5, 16, and 17).