Delay in Providing Ordered Chest X-ray
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Summary
The facility failed to provide timely imaging services as ordered for one resident. A physician's order dated 12/29/24 indicated that the resident was to have a chest x-ray on 12/29/24. However, nurse documentation from 12/29/24 revealed that the resident reported not receiving a chest x-ray that was supposed to be performed on 12/27/24. The administrator confirmed that the x-ray was indeed scheduled for 12/27/24. The resident, who was cognitively intact with a BIMS score of 15 and had an indwelling urinary catheter, stated on 05/20/25 that the chest x-ray was not performed until 12/29/24. The DON confirmed that the x-ray order was not placed by the nurse, resulting in a two-day delay in obtaining the imaging service.