Department of Health & Human Services

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Form Approved

OMB No. 0938-0391

Statement of Deficiencies (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number 852541 (X3) Date Survey Completed 02/06/2020
Name of Provider or Supplier Cairo Dialysis Street Address, City, State 1182 5th St., S.E., Cairo, GA
For information on the provider's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the provider or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID Prefix Tag Summary Statement of Deficiencies

(Each deficiency should be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
V0516 PA-FREQUENCY-INITIAL-30 DAYS/13 TX
CFR(s): 494.80(b)(1)

An initial comprehensive assessment must be conducted on all new patients (that is, all admissions to a dialysis facility), within the latter of 30 calendar days or 13 hemodialysis sessions beginning with the first dialysis session.


This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by:
Based on a review of medical records and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to complete a comprehensive interdisciplinary assessment that was conducted by the entire interdisciplinary team (IDT) within 30 calendar days of admission or after 13 dialysis treatments for two of three sampled patients (P) (#2 and #3), who were admitted in 2019. Findings were: A review of patients' medical records revealed the following: - P#2 was admitted on 12/12/19. The initial comprehensive assessment was completed on 1/21/20. - P#3 was admitted on 2/19/19. The initial comprehensive assessment was completed on 3/27/19. - The assessments were completed more than 30 calendar days of admission or after 13 dialysis treatments. During and interview with the Facility Administrator (FA) and Clinical Services Specialist on 2/6/20 at 2:35 p.m, the FA stated that the initial comprehensive assessments should have been completed earlier.