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G0165: Conformance With Physician Orders

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14times cited
14agencies
10states
2018-01-02 – 2018-05-14survey dates

Data from CMS inspection reports (Form 2567), 2018-01-02 to 2026-10-15, downloaded 2026-10-21; CMS agency list file dated 2026-09-21. CMS source file. What the labels mean

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First Care Home Health Inc

Inspection 2018-05-14

Conformance With Physician Orders

Prohealth Home Care, Inc

Inspection 2018-04-11

The agency failed to ensure nursing visits were in compliance with physician orders when an extra visit was conducted for 1 of 10 sampled patients.

Accentcare Home Health of Rogue Valley, LLC

Inspection 2018-03-21

The agency failed to implement physician orders for laboratory tests for 1 of 10 patients (Patient 5).

Rx Staffing and Home Care

Inspection 2018-02-06

The agency failed to ensure treatments were administered by agency staff as ordered by the physician for 1 of 3 sampled patients (Patient A).

Healthwise Home Care Solutions Inc

Inspection 2018-01-31

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure wound care performed followed the physician orders for two of five sampled patients (Patients 2 and 4).

Cattaraugus County Department of Health Chha

Inspection 2018-01-12

The agency failed to ensure that drugs and treatments are administered in accordance to physician orders.

Optimum Care Home Health Agency

Inspection 2018-01-12

The registered nurse did not make sure that care was provided with orders in 1 of 1 (#8)patient with psychiatric diagnosis who is receiving IM injection in that: Patient #8 received Invega injection IM without a documented physician order.

Atlas Healthcare Inc.

Inspection 2018-01-11

Agency staff failed to follow the physician ordered visit schedule as indicated on the plan of care for 2 out of 12 patients (Patient #8 and #10).

Pinnacle Home Care

Inspection 2018-01-11

The agency failed to: 1. performed wound care without physician orders for wound care for 1 resident #11, 2. failed to follow physician orders for wound care for 1 patient #12, out of a sample of 20 patients.

Premier Home Health Care Services, Inc.

No longer in CMS list
Inspection 2018-01-11

The agency failed to ensure that all drugs and treatments ordered by the physician and being administered in accordance with the Plans of Care.

Superior Health Services Inc

Inspection 2018-01-11

The agency failed to ensure wound care measurements were obtained as per physician orders one (1) of five (5) patients for whom agency nursing staff provided wound care.

Personal Assistance Services of Colorado LLC

Inspection 2018-01-09

The agency failed to ensure new wound care orders were administered by agency staff only as ordered by a physician for 1 of 3 patients reviewed with a wound (Patient #1).

Wayne County Public Health Nursing Service

Inspection 2018-01-03

The agency failed to administer medications and treatments only as ordered by the physician for 2 of 10 sampled patients (Patients #3 and #9).

Optimal Home Health

Inspection 2018-01-02

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Skilled Nurse (SN) administered treatment as ordered by the physician for 1 of 12 sample patients (Patient 6).

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