Deficiency tags › F0843
F0843
Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care.
Category: Administration Deficiencies. The wording is the CMS summary of the requirement; the full text is in the State Operations Manual, Appendix PP.
By state
"Share" is citations divided by the number of certified facilities in the state, so a value over 100% means more than one citation per facility on average.
| State | Citations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 6 | 2% |
| Maryland | 6 | 3% |
| Washington | 4 | 2% |
| Missouri | 4 | 1% |
| Ohio | 4 | 0% |
| Colorado | 4 | 2% |
| Florida | 3 | 0% |
| Massachusetts | 3 | 1% |
| Minnesota | 3 | 1% |
| Iowa | 2 | 1% |
| New Jersey | 2 | 1% |
| Delaware | 2 | 5% |
| California | 2 | 0% |
| North Carolina | 2 | 0% |
| Utah | 2 | 2% |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
| Oregon | 1 | 1% |
| Maine | 1 | 1% |
| Vermont | 1 | 3% |
Most recent citations
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Questions and answers
What does deficiency tag F0843 mean?
F0843 is cited when a nursing home fails to: Have an agreement with at least one or more hospitals certified by Medicare or Medicaid to make sure residents can be moved quickly to the hospital when they need medical care. It falls under administration deficiencies in the CMS requirements for long-term care facilities.
How common is F0843?
54 citations at 54 facilities (0% of all certified nursing homes) over the three most recent survey cycles; 0 were at the actual-harm or immediate-jeopardy level.
Which states cite F0843 most?
Virginia (6), Maryland (6), Washington (4), Missouri (4), Ohio (4).