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F0759
Ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Category: Pharmacy Service Deficiencies
What F0759 means
F0759is a federal nursing home deficiency tag issued by surveyors under CMS's State Operations Manual, Appendix PP. Facilities receive an F0759 citation when an inspector finds the facility failed to: ensure medication error rates are not 5 percent or greater.
Each citation carries a scope and severity codefrom A through L. Codes J, K, and L indicate “immediate jeopardy” — the most serious level, used when a facility's failure has caused or is likely to cause serious injury, harm, impairment, or death. Lower letters indicate less severe or less widespread failures.
Facilities most cited for F0759
Top 50 facilities by number of F0759 citations in the current three-year window.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog, Nursing Home Care Compare Health Deficiencies dataset. Rolling 3-year window.