Every finding on record at Patient's Choice Home Health Care Inc

During the recertification survey conducted on 01/16/2024 to 01/18/2024 at Patient's Choice Home Health Care, Inc., a Home Health Agency, Emergency Preparedness was reviewed. Patient's Choice Home Health Care, Inc is in compliance with Emergency Preparedness per Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 42 Part 484.102, Condition of Participation for Home Health Agencies.

A recertification survey was conducted on 01/16/2024 to 01/18/2024 at Patient's Choice Home Health Care, Inc. The home health agency was in non-compliance with 42 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 484 Subpart A-C, Requirements for Home Health Agencies.

Discharge and transfer summaries CFR(s): 484.110(a)(6)(i-iii) (i) A completed discharge summary that is sent to the primary care practitioner or other health care professional who will be responsible for providing care and services to the patient after discharge from the HHA (if any) within 5 business days of the patient's discharge; or (ii) A completed transfer summary that is sent within 2 business days of a planned transfer, if the patient's care will be immediately continued in a health care facility; or (iii) A completed transfer summary that is sent within 2 business days of becoming aware of an unplanned transfer, if the patient is still receiving care in a health care facility at the time when the HHA becomes aware of the transfer. This ELEMENT is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview the agency failed to have complete termination summaries in 2 out of 7 Sampled Patients (SP). SP#4 and SP#5. Findings include: Surveyor conducted closed record review on Sample Patients (SP). SP#4 and SP#5 01/16/2024 to 01/18/2024. SP#4 contained a discharge summary of 12/28/2023 and SP#5 contained a discharge summary on 10/07/2023. The discharge summaries for SP#4 and SP#5 omitted information such as listing the admission and discharge dates, physician responsible for plan of care, reason for admission to home health, type and frequency of services, laboratory data (if applicable), medications the patient is on at the time of discharge, patients discharge condition, patient outcomes in meeting the goals in plan of care and patient and family post discharge instruction. The surveyor conducted an interview with the Director of Home Health care and the administrator on 1/18/24 at 12:25pm, they acknowledged that the discharge summaries for SP#4 and SP#5 were incomplete, missing the required notations as previously mentioned.