Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility failed to obtain laboratory services as ordered for 1 of 1 residents reviewed for anticoagulant in a final sample of 18 residents. (Resident identifier is #5.)Findings include:Review on 4/28/26 of Resident #5's medical record revealed a physician's orders for an International Normalized Ratio (INR) to be drawn on 4/27/26. Further review of the medical record under laboratory (lab) results revealed that there was no INR laboratory report on 4/27/26.Review on 4/29/26 of Resident #5's After-Hours Telehealth Consult note, dated 4/26/26, revealed that Resident #5's INR was subtherapeutic from lab results for 4/26/26 and that the provider ordered a repeat INR for 4/27/26.Interview on 4/29/26 at approximately 1:42 p.m. …
F773 citations in New Hampshire
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 — 2024
New Hampshire cites F773 more often than its own record predicts
5.46 times the share F773 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in New Hampshire in 2024, 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 New Hampshire surveyors wrote
F773 findings written in New Hampshire, 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 interview and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to obtain laboratory services only when ordered by a physician; physician assistant; nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist in accordance with State law, including scope of practice laws for the facility's COVID-19 testing for all staff and 4 out of 4 residents reviewed. (Resident identifiers are #1, #2, #3 and #4.) Findings include: Interview on 12/29/20 at approximately 11:30 a.m. with Staff A (Director of Nursing) revealed that the facility did COVID-19 testing for all residents and staff. Staff A stated they performed in-house through their [MEDICATION NAME] testing using the BinaxNOW or Sofia. …
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Recent years
| Year | Share of New Hampshire citations | vs expected |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.41% | 3.58× |
| 2024 | 0.60% | 5.46× |
Shares of citations, not counts: earlier years hold fewer inspections.
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