Supreme Home Health Agency Inc

The agency failed to ensure OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set – patient specific information used in Medicare to determine reimbursement and measure quality) data (facts collected for analysis) for patient assessments was transmitted to CMS (Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services)…

The Home Health Agency failed to complete an Initial Assessment Skills Checklist for Certified Home Health Aide 1 (CHHA 1) prior to furnishing in home services on behalf of the Home Health Agency.

The agency failed to ensure the clinical records contained accurate comprehensive medication profiles, for two of three patients reviewed (Patients 1 and 2), when the medication profiles did not accurately reflect the medications Patients 1 and 2 were taking in the home.

The agency failed to ensure verbal orders were signed within 30 days according to the agency's policy and procedure, for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 7).

The Home Health Agency failed to conduct an annual Employee Performance Evaluation, for four of four sampled employees (Employees 1, 2, 3, and 4).

The agency failed to ensure the hiring of qualified employees by incomplete employment files for two of five sampled employees (Employees 1 and 2).