Based on records reviewed and interviews for one of seven sampled residents (Resident #1), who per Laboratory test results reported to the facility on [DATE] indicated he/she tested positive for Group A Streptococcal (GAS, a bacterium that can cause many different infections, including strep throat and also cause severe, life-threatening invasive disease, spread person to person through respiratory droplets or direct contact with an infected person's skin sores, nose, throat or wound secretions), the Facility failed to ensure Nursing promptly notified the physician of the results, who was not informed until four days later (1/22/25), as a result Contact Precautions were not initiated timely, therefore placing other residents and staff at risk for potentially contracting and spreading the… …
F773 citations in Massachusetts
Administration Deficiencies
Provide or obtain laboratory tests/services when ordered and promptly tell the ordering practitioner of the results.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
Massachusetts cites F773 more often than its own record predicts
2.65 times the share F773 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in Massachusetts in 2025, this is the portion that was F773.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Massachusetts surveyors wrote
F773 findings written in Massachusetts, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to report lab results to the provider timely for one Resident (#82) out of a total of 24 sampled residents. Specifically, the facility failed to notify the on call provider of Resident #82's urine culture which indicated he/she had a urinary tract infection on 1/4/26. Subsequently, antibiotic treatment was not initiated, and Resident was hospitalized and diagnosed with sepsis, (a life threatening illness that develops when an existing infection triggers an extreme immune system response in your body) secondary to a urinary tract infection on 1/6/26; approximately two days after the lab results were completed. Findings include:Review of the policy titled Test Results dated April 2007 indicated: 1. …
Based on records reviewed and interviews, for one of three sampled residents, (Resident #1) who required laboratory work for a urine culture and sensitivity test (test used to identify bacterial infection and determine the most effective antibiotic), the Facility failed to ensure nursing promptly notified the Physician, Physician Assistant, or Nurse Practitioner of the abnormal laboratory result, when Resident #1's laboratory results were sent to the facility on [DATE], but the provider was not made aware until 01/28/26, five days later resulting in a delay in treatment.Findings include:Review of the Facility policy titled Lab and Diagnostic Test Results- Clinical Protocol, date revised November 2018, indicated the laboratory, diagnostic radiology provider, or other testing source will… …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of Massachusetts citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.15% | 1.32× |
| 2024 | 0.24% | 2.22× |
| 2025 | 0.35% | 2.65× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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