Platinum Home Health Services

The agency failed to ensure all patients received the home health services that are written in an individualized plan of care that identifies patient-specific measurable outcomes and goals, and which is established, periodically reviewed, and signed by a doctor; failed to ensure the physician’s…

The agency failed to ensure all patients received the home health services that are written in an individualized plan of care that identifies patient-specific measurable outcomes and goals, and which is established, periodically reviewed, and signed by a doctor.

See G572, G574, G580 and G588. Based on record review and interview, the agency failed to ensure a comprehensive assessment was done the last five days of every 60 days beginning with the start of care date.

The agency failed to ensure the physician’s plan of care included all the diagnoses, type of service to provide, supplies and equipment needed, frequency and duration of visits, rehabilitation potential, activities permitted, nutritional requirements or safety measures to protect against injury.

The agency failed to ensure all services were by physician’s order.

The agency failed to ensure the individualized plan of care was reviewed and revised by the physician no less frequently than once every 60 days, beginning with the start of care date.

The agency failed to ensure a completed discharge summary was sent to the primary care practitioner.