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ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF MECHAN
PATIENT RIGHTS: ADMISSION STATUS NOTIFICATION
Tag No.: A0133
Based on review of policies and procedures, medical records (MR) and interview with staff (EMP), it was determined that the facility failed to ensure the patient's right to have a family member or representative of his or her choice notified of admission to the hospital for 10 of 10 medical records reviewed (MR1, MR2, MR3, MR4, MR5, MR6, MR7, MR8, MR9, and MR10).
Findings include:
Review on September 27, 2017, of facility policies failed to reveal a policy to notify the patient's family member or representative of his or her admission to the hospital.
Review on September 27, 2017, of MR1, MR2, MR3, MR4, MR5, MR6, MR7, MR8, MR9, and MR10 revealed no documented evidence that the patient's family member or representative was notified of his or her admission to the hospital.
Interview on September 27, 2017, at 1:30 PM, with EMP4 confirmed that the facility did not have a policy to notify the patient's family member or representative of his or her admission to the hospital. Further interview with EMP4 confirmed that MR1, MR2, MR3, MR4, MR5, MR6, MR7, MR8, MR9, and MR10 did not contain any documented evidence that the patient's family member or representative was notified of his or her admission to the hospital.