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| COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL | 71 PROSPECT AVENUE HUDSON, NY 12534 | Aug. 26, 2015 |
| VIOLATION: FORM AND RETENTION OF RECORDS | Tag No: A0438 | |
| Based on record review the hospital failed to provide an accurate prescription to the patient at discharge. Findings: On 12/05/2014 the patient was dischrged from the hospital to a skilled nursing facility. During the patient's admission, the patient had been followed by physical therapy who assessed that it was necessary that the patient have a wheeled walker. The patient would need to be discharged with a prescription for a wheeled walker, because prior to admission the patient was independent with ambulation. On 12/03/2014 a prescription was written for a wheeled walker. The prescription was written in the name of another patient. |
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