G0718: Communication With Physicians
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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
Where it was cited
- Connecticut52
- Indiana47
- California46
- New York45
- North Carolina39
- Michigan34
- Massachusetts33
- Georgia28
- Texas28
- Iowa22
- Louisiana20
- Missouri20
- Colorado17
- Florida16
- Pennsylvania14
- Ohio12
- Oklahoma12
- Nevada11
- New Mexico10
- Minnesota7
- Illinois6
- Idaho5
- Maryland5
- New Jersey4
- South Carolina4
- Alabama3
- Arkansas3
- Kansas3
- Tennessee3
- Oregon2
- Rhode Island2
- West Virginia2
- Arizona1
- Nebraska1
- New Hampshire1
- Puerto Rico1
- Utah1
Most recent citations
The 20 most recent of 560 citations. Newest inspection first.
North Woods Home Nursing
The agency failed to ensure Skilled Nursing (SN) notified the physician of significant weight gain in 1 (P-13) of 1 record reviewed with a resumption of care after hospitalization.
Neogen Care Corp
An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) Registered Nurse (RN 2) failed to communicate with the physician regarding one of fourteen sampled patient’s poorly managed condition at discharge (Patient 26).
Unison Health Services, Inc
An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics services to a patient at home) failed to ensure Licensed Vocational Nurse 1 (LVN 1) notified the healthcare team (physician, Director of Patient Care Services [DPCS] and Registered Nurse [RN]) of worsening sacral (bone area…
Integrihome Inc
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with the physician involved in the plan of care, related to the current plan of care (POC), for 3 patients (#1, #2, and #5), out of a total sample of 7 patients.
Holyoke Visiting Nurse Assoc
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with all physicians involved in the plan of care (POC) and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current POC, for one patient (#9), out of total sample of 17 patients.
Pruitthealth at Home - Wake
Home health aides failed to notify the physicians of missed visits for 13 of 16 active patient records reviewed (#’s 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20); and failed to notify the physician of a new wound for 1 of 8 patients with wounds (#17); and failed to notify the physician of a low…
Nightingale Visiting Nurses of Connecticut
The agency failed to ensure physician notification for a delay and/or the agencies inability to provide the ordered services.
Rmg Home Care Inc
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with all physicians involved in the plan of care (POC) and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current POC, for 4 patients (#1, #2, #5 and #7), out of total sample of 7 patients.
Healthview Home Health & Hospice, LLC
The agency failed to notify the physician of a delay in a physical therapy evaluation for 1 of 9 (#2) patient with an order for physical therapy; and failed to provide an update to the physician for 1 of 1 patient with a request to contact the physician (#2); and failed to notify the physician of…
Baptist Health Home Health-Lr
The agency failed to ensure the physician was notified of a blood pressure out of parameters for 1 (#14) of 17 (#1 - #17) clinical records reviewed.
Centerwell Home Health
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with the physician involved in the plan of care, related to the current plan of care (POC), for 2 patients (#6 and #7), out of a total sample of 17 patients.
Aveanna Healthcare
The agency failed to ensure that staff communicated with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care, for 11 patients (#3, #4, #6, #7, #9, #15, #17, #5, #10, #11, and #18), out of a total sample of 18 patients.
Centerwell Certified Healthcare Corp
No longer in CMS listThe agency failed to ensure staff communicated with the physician involved in the plan of care (POC), related to the current POC, for 7 patients (#2, #4, #6, #7, #1, #3 and #5), out of a total sample of 7 patients.
Ick-Assurance Home Health Care Inc
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with all physicians involved in the plan of care and other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to the current plan of care, for 2 patients (#6 and #5), out of total sample of 7 patients.
Acton Public Health Nursing SE
The agency failed to communicate with all physicians involved in the plan of care (POC) or other health care practitioners (as appropriate) related to services not provided, as orderd, in the plan of care, for 1 patient (#1), out of a total sample of 7 patients.
Caretenders
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with the physician involved in the plan of care, related to the current plan of care (POC), for 3 patients (#3, #7, and #12), out of a total sample of 17 patients.
Vna of Cape Cod
The agency failed to ensure there was communication shared with the physician when services were not provided, as ordered, for 5 patients (#1, #3, #5, #12, and #4), out of a total sample of 17 patients.
Enhabit Home Health
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with the physician involved in the plan of care, related to the current plan of care, for 1 patient (#4), out of a total sample of 17 patients.
Mass General Brigham Home Care, Inc
The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with the physician involved in the plan of care, related to the current plan of care, for 4 patients (#1, #11, #16, and #14), out of a total sample of 17 patients.
Lasik Home Health Care Inc
The agency failed to ensure a skilled nursing professional notified physicians of a decline in a patient condition in 1 of 1 clinical record reviewed of a patient hospitalized via emergency medical services (Patient #6).