Failure to Implement Physician-Ordered Physical Therapy
Penalty
Fine: $25,116
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when a resident with a history of bilateral heel bone fractures and multiple rib fractures, who was cognitively intact, did not receive physician-ordered physical therapy services. After a physician visit, the resident received a hard copy order from a bone specialist for continued physical therapy two times a week for eight weeks and handed it to a nurse upon returning to the facility. However, the order was not entered into the resident's health record, and no current order for physical therapy was found. Staff confirmed that the therapy order was not communicated or entered, and the resident was not scheduled for the prescribed therapy sessions.