LORIEN HEALTH SYSTEMS - COLUMBIA
CMS
Documentation Failure
Immediate Jeopardy
Infection Control
Medication Error
Resident Neglect
Wound Care
Penalty
$16,042
Outcome
LORIEN HEALTH SYSTEMS - COLUMBIA in COLUMBIA, MD was fined $16,042 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
LORIEN HEALTH SYSTEMS - COLUMBIA (COLUMBIA, MD) — $16,042 in CMS Fines
Outcome: LORIEN HEALTH SYSTEMS - COLUMBIA in COLUMBIA, MD was fined $16,042 by CMS following 38 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities.
- Respond appropriately to all alleged violations.
- Ensure that residents are fully informed and understand their health status, care and treatments.
- Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals.
- Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, resident’s preferences and goals.
- Provide appropriate pressure ulcer care and prevent new ulcers from developing.
- Ensure each resident’s drug regimen must be free from unnecessary drugs.
- Honor the resident's right to be treated with respect and dignity and to retain and use personal possessions.
How Crucible Prevents This
Crucible's continuous compliance monitoring would have flagged the regulatory gaps that led to these CMS fines — through automated survey-readiness checks, real-time deficiency tracking, staff compliance dashboards, and corrective action plan enforcement — preventing the violations before the next federal survey.
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