Hospice Services Provided Without Physician Order
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a review of clinical records and staff interviews revealed that a resident with diagnoses including dementia, anxiety, and gastroesophageal reflux disease was receiving hospice services without a corresponding physician's order. The resident's clinical record documented the provision of routine hospice care, but there was no evidence of a physician's order authorizing these services. During an interview, the Director of Nursing confirmed both the absence of the required physician's order and the expectation that such an order should be present for hospice services.