What F-Tags are in the Administration Deficiencies category?

The Administration Deficiencies category contains 46 CMS F-Tags. The most-cited are F0867, F0835, F0849, F0868, F0838.

How many Administration Deficiencies citations have nursing homes received?

Nursing homes have received 13,235 Administration Deficiencies deficiency citations across 6,566 facilities, per official CMS Health Deficiency data. 584 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.

How do I respond to a Administration Deficiencies citation?

A facility cited under a Administration Deficiencies F-Tag must submit a Plan of Correction within 10 calendar days addressing corrective action, identification of affected residents, systemic changes, monitoring, and a completion date.

Administration Deficiencies F-Tags — Nursing Home Deficiency Citations

The Administration Deficiencies category covers 46 CMS F-Tags. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this category accounts for 13,235 deficiency citations across 6,566 skilled nursing facilities. 584 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity.

All F-Tags in Administration Deficiencies, Ranked by Citations

F-Tag F0867: QAPI/QAA Improvement Activities — 1,955 citations
F-Tag F0835: Administration — 1,268 citations
F-Tag F0849: Hospice Services — 1,232 citations
F-Tag F0868: QAA Committee — 1,043 citations
F-Tag F0838: Facility Assessment — 942 citations
F-Tag F0770: Laboratory Services — 929 citations
F-Tag F0851: Payroll Based Journal — 799 citations
F-Tag F0865: QAPI Program/Plan Disclosure/Good Faith Attempt — 764 citations
F-Tag F0773: Lab Services Physician Order/Notify of Results — 530 citations
F-Tag F0847: Enter into Binding Arbitration Agreements — 521 citations
F-Tag F0836: License/Comply with Federal/State/Local Law/Professional Standards — 366 citations
F-Tag F0940: Training Requirements-General — 301 citations
F-Tag F0837: Governing Body — 275 citations
F-Tag F0944: QAPI Training — 275 citations
F-Tag F0949: Behavioral Health Training — 237 citations
F-Tag F0839: Staff Qualifications — 215 citations
F-Tag F0850: Qualifications of Social Worker >120 Beds — 206 citations
F-Tag F0840: Use of Outside Resources — 186 citations
F-Tag F0776: Radiology/Other Diagnostic Services — 186 citations
F-Tag F0941: Communication Training — 171 citations
F-Tag F0848: Select Arbitrator/Venue Retention of Agreements — 160 citations
F-Tag F0946: Compliance and Ethics Training — 134 citations
F-Tag F0777: Radiology/Diagnostic Services Ordered/Notify Results — 113 citations
F-Tag F0775: Lab Reports in Record-Lab Name/Address — 70 citations
F-Tag F0772: Lab Services Not Provided On-Site — 69 citations
F-Tag F0843: Transfer Agreement — 61 citations
F-Tag F0774: Assist with Transport Arrangements to Lab Services — 42 citations
F-Tag F0895: Compliance and Ethics Program — 39 citations
F-Tag F0844: Disclosure of Ownership Requirements — 39 citations
F-Tag F0514: Keep accurate, complete and organized clinical records on each resident that meet professional standards. — 23 citations
F-Tag F0779: X-Ray/Diagnostic Report in Record-Signed/Dated — 23 citations
F-Tag F0778: Assist with Transport Arrangements to Radiology — 22 citations
F-Tag F0846: Facility Closure — 8 citations
F-Tag F0518: Train all employees on what to do in an emergency, and carry out unannounced staff drills. — 6 citations
F-Tag F0520: Set up an ongoing quality assessment and assurance group to review quality deficiencies quarterly, and develop corrective plans of action. — 5 citations
F-Tag F0540: Definitions — 4 citations
F-Tag F0500: Employ or obtain outside professional resources to provide services in the nursing home when the facility does not employ a qualified professional to furnish a required service. — 3 citations
F-Tag F0771: Blood Bank and Transfusion Services — 3 citations
F-Tag F0504: Provide or obtain laboratory services only when ordered by the attending physician. — 2 citations
F-Tag F0502: Give or get quality laboratory services/tests in a timely manner to meet the needs of residents. — 2 citations
F-Tag F0524: Have policies and procedures ensuring the administrator's responsibilities for facility closure are completed successfully. — 1 citations
F-Tag F0493: Establish a governing body that is legally responsible for establishing and implementing policies for managing and operating the facility and appoints a properly licensed administrator responsible for managing the facility — 1 citations
F-Tag F0507: Keep complete, dated laboratory records in the resident's file. — 1 citations
F-Tag F0505: Quickly tell the resident's doctor the results of laboratory tests. — 1 citations
F-Tag F0516: Keep clinical record information safe. — 1 citations
F-Tag F0503: Ensure laboratory services, blood blanks and transfusion services provided on site meet requirements for certified laboratories; or have an agreement to obtain services from an offsite laboratory, that meets the same requirements. — 1 citations

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Official Sources

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Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families