Medi Home Health Agency

The agency failed to ensure staff developed individualized emergency preparedness plans as part of the comprehensive assessment for thirteen (13) of thirteen (13) patients whose clinical records were reviewed in the survey sample (clinical records #1-13).

The agency staff failed to follow the plan of care for three (3) of thirteen (13) patients in the survey sample (clinical record #4, 6 and 7).

The agency failed to ensure patients were informed at the time of admission of the disciplines that would provide care and the frequency of visits for two (2) of thirteen (13) patients in the survey sample (clinical records #6 and 10).

The agency staff failed to ensure plans of care contained all the required elements to include an accurate and complete list of medications and treatments for two (2) of thirteen (13) patients in the survey sample (clinical records #1 and 9) The electronic clinical records were reviewed from…

The agency's staff performed care without obtaining a physicians order for one (1) of thirteen (13) patients in the survey sample (clinical record #8).

The agency's staff failed to provide patients and/or their representative with hard copies of their financial responsibility information that is contained on each patient's Consent and Release documents that are signed upon admission to the agency for five (5) of five (5) patients whose admission…

The agency failed to ensure patients were informed at the time of admission of the disciplines that would provide care and the frequency of those proposed visits for two (2) of thirteen (13) patients whose records were reviewed in the survey sample (patient #2 and 6).

The agency failed to ensure each patient was advised in advance of providing care the extent to which payment for HHA services may be expected from Medicare, Medicaid, or any other federally-funded or federal aid program known to the HHA, the charges for services that may not be covered by…

The agency failed to ensure the patient's individualized plan of care included evidence the patient participated in goal setting and/or agreed with goals identified by the HHA (Home Health Agency) for twelve (12) of thirteen (13) medical records reviewed in the survey sample (medical records: #1-4…

The agency failed to send the patient's discharge summary to the primary care physician within 5 business days from the date of the final visit for four (4) of four (4) discharged patients admitted on or after 01/13/2018, and were reviewed in the survey sample (patients #1-4).