#6 [TIED]: Condition of Participation: Interdisciplinary Group, Care Planning, Coordination of Services: 42 CFR 418.56, TAG 0536

The hospice failed to meet one or more requirements identified in this rule including: establishing an Interdisciplinary Group (IDG) to prepare written care plans for each patient in consultation with their attending physician; creating written care plans for five out of seven reviewed patient records; and ensuring that both patients and primary caregivers received education and training on their responsibilities regarding the care and services outlined in the care plans.

The hospice failed to ensure that the IDG prepared written care plans in collaboration with the patient's attending physician for 6 of 10 patients and failed to educate and train the patients and their primary care givers on their responsibilities for care and services as identified in the plan of care.