Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to notify the Medical Provider of urinalysis results ordered on 06/25/24 and 07/2/24, resulting in subsequent hospitalization of a Resident (R)12 with a Urinary Tract Infection. This deficient practice affected one (1) of one (1) residents reviewed for indwelling urinary catheters from a total of 19 residents sampled. Findings include: Review of R12's medical record revealed an initial admitted [DATE]. R12's primary medical diagnosis was Incomplete Paraplegia. His/her secondary medical diagnoses included Neuromuscular Dysfunction of Bladder. …
F773 citations in South Carolina
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
South Carolina cites F773 more often than its own record predicts
1.47 times the share F773 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2024, this is the portion that was F773.
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In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F773 findings written in South Carolina, 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 review of the facility policy, record review, and interview, the facility failed to promptly notify the physician of irregular laboratory results, leading to a delay in treatment for 1 of 2 residents reviewed for laboratory services. Resident (R)2 was ordered a urinalysis that was reported on 08/06/2022, and the treatment for the infection was not ordered until 08/08/2022. Findings include: Review of the facility's policy titled, Culture Tests revealed All test results shall be reported to the physician as soon as the results are obtained. R2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with diagnoses including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's with late onset depression and mixed incontinence. …
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