F-Tag F0712 — Physician Visits-Frequency/Timeliness/Alternate NPPs
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
F-Tag F0712 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering physician visits-frequency/timeliness/alternate npps. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 475 times across 448 unique facilities. 1 citation has reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is J.
Ensure that the resident and his/her doctor meet face-to-face at all required visits.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0712
- California — 47 citations
- New Jersey — 44 citations
- Ohio — 39 citations
- Massachusetts — 39 citations
- Texas — 26 citations
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