F 0573
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Note: The nursing home is
disputing this citation.
Let each resident or the resident's legal representative access or purchase copies of all the resident's
records.
**NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on
interview and record review, the facility failed to provide a resident's medical records for 1 of 4 residents
(R2) reviewed for medical records (MR) in the sample of 4.
The Findings Include:
R2's admission Record, dated [DATE], documents R2 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], and was
discharged on [DATE], and expired on [DATE].
On [DATE] at 9:15 AM, V3, Business Office Manager, stated The previous medical record person (V5) was
terminated on Thursday [DATE] and I am coordinating with the Regional Medical Records person (V4) for
any medical record requests. I have not had any medical record requests since I have been assisting. The
process depends on who is requesting it, if it is an Attorney, it automatically has to go through our corporate
office, and if it is family, paperwork has to be completed, then corporate office will let us know if we can
process the request at the facility level or if they will be doing it, and either way, the payment for the record
request has to be received before any medical record request gets processed.
On [DATE] at 9:20 AM, V1, Administrator, stated (V5, Previous Medical Record staff), was terminated on
Thursday [DATE] so (V3) is working with the Regional Medical Record person (V4) with any record
requests. I am not aware of anyone who has recently requested their medical records, or anyone who is
waiting for their medical records.
On [DATE] at 11:08 AM, V5, Previous Medical Records staff, stated I was working on (R2's) medical record
request, which I believe was from an attorney, and not (R2's) family. I had completed the paperwork and
sent the request up to our Regional Medical Records person (V4). I had to wait to get it back from (V4), and
when I called inquiring about it, (V4) told me to send it to Corporate Legal. I was in the process of doing that
on Thursday [DATE], when I was called into (V1, Administrator's) office and was fired. The request could
have started back in March, but I'm not sure. I remember working on an ADR (Additional Documents
Request) on the request, which is a way of only getting the things out of the chart that is requested, and not
giving all the other stuff. (V4) called me and told me I did not need to do the ADR and to just send it to
Corporate Legal. I was in the process of changing offices and had a lot of things going on at once, so the
original request could have been back in March, but I have no control of it once it gets to Corporate.
On [DATE] at 12:08 PM, V4, Regional Medical Records, The first time I was aware of (R2's) medical
records request from the Attorney was on Thursday [DATE], when the facility called me after they
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Any deficiency statement ending with an asterisk (*) denotes a deficiency which the institution may be excused from correcting providing it is determined that other
safeguards provide sufficient protection to the patients. (See instructions.) Except for nursing homes, the findings stated above are disclosable 90 days following the
date of survey whether or not a plan of correction is provided. For nursing homes, the above findings and plans of correction are disclosable 14 days following the date
these documents are made available to the facility. If deficiencies are cited, an approved plan of correction is requisite to continued program participation.
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Event ID:
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STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145655
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/28/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bria of Woodriver
393 Edwardsville Road
Wood River, IL 62095
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0573
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Note: The nursing home is
disputing this citation.
received a letter from the Attorney. I immediately called the Attorney's office and faxed the requested
paperwork on Friday [DATE]. (V5) was not doing her job correctly, and that is why she was terminated. (V5)
would send me a lot of things and I would have to tell her what to do with them. I do not remember seeing
anything from (V5) regarding (R2), and there should not have been any delay with that request. If things are
done correctly, it is a very smooth process and would have been processed immediately, especially from an
Attorney. When I spoke with the Attorney's office, they were very understanding, was not upset, and felt like
everything was ok. I do not remember talking to (V5) about (R2), however, it could have been via email,
which I would have told her how to handle it.
On [DATE] at 12:58 PM, V7, Attorney, stated I have assistants that request medical records and things like
that, so I am not sure exactly when it was requested for (R2). I know that I don't send a letter or complaint
to the State unless it is longer than 30-days, so I know it had to be later than that. I know we received
paperwork from the facility this past Friday ([DATE]).
On [DATE] at 1:14 PM, V8, Paralegal, stated We use an outside company to ask for medical record
requests so I will reach out to them to get the original request to the facility. From what I can see, our report
shows that the first fax was sent to the facility on [DATE] at 2:29 PM. We then called the facility on [DATE]
but was unable to talk to someone about it. We did receive all of the requested records this past Friday
[DATE] which was given to (V7) for his review.
V3's Email, dated [DATE], sent to V1 and V5, documents I have attached what was received today [DATE]
via mail for a medical records request on (R2). I have the original if needed. The attachment was the
medical record request for R2, dated [DATE].
V8's Email, dated [DATE], documents I spoke with our team at (medical records company) and they said
that the fax number was auto populated in their system, but they called and followed up with the facility to
confirm receipt. The facility confirmed the fax had been received on [DATE]th by (V5). This was the first time
we were able to contact a live agent. We had called the facility 8 times prior to try and confirm receipt.
However, I did a quick google search of the fax number to double check it and found multiple sites that
provide the same fax number for (this facility). All timestamps are shown in the client portal I originally sent
you (MR request tracking), but I have attached our original fax including our medical authorization and all
necessary documents for release, which was sent on [DATE], and the violation fax that was sent on [DATE].
The same request had also been mailed to the facility on [DATE].
The Medical Record Request Tracking, dated from [DATE] to [DATE], documents several faxes were sent to
the facility's (Fax Number B), including the first medical record request dated [DATE], as well as multiple
phone calls to the facility's main phone number.
The facility's website documents the facility's fax number is (Fax Number B).
On [DATE] at 4:00 PM, V1 verified the facility's fax numbers and stated The (Fax Number A) is the secured
fax/email number, and the (Fax Number B) is the one that goes directly to our copier/fax machine and does
not go to anyone's email. So, if anyone faxes to (Fax Number B), it would have been picked up by someone.
On [DATE] at 2:40 PM, V1 stated I am supposed to be notified of any medical record request, and I was not
notified of (R2's) request until the email sent by (V3) on [DATE]. A medical record request can come two
ways, one by email/fax - comes as an email (Fax Number A), and the other as a regular
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FORM CMS-2567 (02/99)
Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
Facility ID:
145655
If continuation sheet
Page 2 of 3
Printed: 05/15/2026
Form Approved OMB
No. 0938-0391
Department of Health & Human Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
AND PLAN OF CORRECTION
(X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION
145655
B. Wing
A. Building
(X3) DATE SURVEY
COMPLETED
05/28/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER
STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Bria of Woodriver
393 Edwardsville Road
Wood River, IL 62095
For information on the nursing home's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the nursing home or the state survey agency.
(X4) ID PREFIX TAG
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES
(Each deficiency must be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information)
F 0573
Level of Harm - Minimal harm
or potential for actual harm
Residents Affected - Few
Note: The nursing home is
disputing this citation.
fax (Fax Number B). If it comes as an email/fax, then (V3) would get it, and if it comes by regular fax, then
most likely (V5) would have gotten it. I would expect anyone who receives a medical record request to make
sure I am aware of it as mentioned in the policy.
The Facility's Resident Rights Policy, dated [DATE], documents The facility shall: follow HIPAA (Health
Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guidelines. This includes insuring that residents have personal
privacy, access to their personal records upon request and that the privacy and confidentiality of their
records is protected.
The Facility's Medical Records Request Policy, dated 9/2024, documents General: To provide a process for
Medical Record Requests. Responsible Party: Medical Records, Administrator. Guidelines: 1. All requests
for medical records will be given to the Administrator. 2. If the request is determined to be in anticipation of
litigation, the RNC (Regional Nurse Consultant) will complete a review of the medical record. 3. Once a
medical record review is complete and the requesting party has been determined to have authority to
obtain a copy, the facility will notify the requesting party of the cost of copies. 4. All parties requesting
copies of medical records will be charged for the copies in accordance with State regulations. 5. The
Administrator may, after consultation with the RNC, waive the copying cost in order to reduce the likelihood
of litigation. 6. Medical records should be sent offsite to be scanned in order to reduce copying costs.
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Previous Versions Obsolete
Event ID:
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