F-Tag F0690 — Bowel/Bladder Incontinence Catheter UTI
Category: Quality of Life and Care Deficiencies
F-Tag F0690 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering bowel/bladder incontinence catheter uti. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 6,296 times across 4,745 unique facilities. 34 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is K.
Provide appropriate care for residents who are continent or incontinent of bowel/bladder, appropriate catheter care, and appropriate care to prevent urinary tract infections.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0690
- Illinois — 685 citations
- Texas — 585 citations
- Ohio — 575 citations
- California — 567 citations
- Pennsylvania — 327 citations
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