Loma Linda Univ Med Ctr HHA

The agency failed to ensure that an initial assessment was conducted within 48 hours of the patient referral (an order from physician to provide treatment to a patient by the home health agency) to the agency for four (4) of 17 sampled patients (Patients 3, 5, 16, and 17. This failure had the…

The agency failed to ensure an adequate review of all medications the patient were taking was conducted for two (2) of seventeen home visit sampled patients (Patient 2 and 3) when: 1. For Patient 2, One (1) medication had the wrong dose, 1 medication not listed on the medication profile and two (2)…

The agency failed to ensure that the physician was notified when an ordered Speech Therapy cannot be provided by the agency for 1 of 17 sampled patients (Patient 5).

The facility failed to ensure coordination of care for the following services were carried out as evidenced by: 1. The Physician was not notified for orders for additional Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) services for Patient 6.

The facility failed to ensure a team conference was held for one of seventeen patients (Patient 9).

The agency failed to ensure that the Occupational Therapy (OT) order was followed for one of seventeen sampled patient (Patient 16).

The facility failed to ensure a complete discharge summary was sent to the health care professional providing care, when the Home Health Agency (HHA) was no longer providing services for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 11), within five business days after the discharge.

The agency failed to ensure that initial assessment was conducted within 48 hours of the patient referral (an order from physician to provide treatment to a patient by the home health agency) to the agency for four (4) of 17 sampled patients (Patients 3, 5, 16, and 17. This failure had the…

The agency failed to ensure an adequate review of all medications the patient were taking was conducted for two (2) of seventeen home visit sampled patients (Patient 2 and 3) when: 1. For Patient 2, One (1) medication had the wrong dose, 1 medication not listed in the medication profile and two (2)…

The agency failed to ensure that the physician was notified when an ordered Speech Therapy can not be provided by the agency for 1 of 17 sampled patients (Patient 5).

The facility failed to ensure coordination of care for the following services were carried out as evidenced by: 1. The Physician was notified for additional Physical Therapy (PT) and Occupational Therapy (OT) services for Patient 6.

The facility failed to ensure a team conference was held for one of seventeen patients (Patient 9).

The agency failed to ensure that Occupational Therapy (OT) order was followed for 1 of seventeen sampled patient (Patient 16).

The facility failed to ensure a complete discharge summary was sent to the health care professional providing care, when the Home Health Agency (HHA) was no longer providing services for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 11), within five business days after the discharge.