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Controls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… the Department’s three cash advance accounts is overfunded in comparison to its apparent business needs. Key Recommendation Reduce the amount of funds held in each advance account to more appropriate levels based on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/06/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsSecurity Over Electronic Protected Health Information
… Purpose To determine whether the Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Institute) is properly safeguarding its … March 6, 2015. Background The Institute is a comprehensive cancer treatment and research complex located in Buffalo, New … To determine whether the Roswell Park Cancer Institute Institute is properly safeguarding its ePHI …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/07/06/security-over-electronic-protected-health-informationUnited HealthCare – Overpayments for Services Provided by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP
… Purpose To determine whether Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP waived Empire Plan members’ out-of-pocket … claims submitted to United by Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons, LLP (Hudson Valley), a non-participating provider … To determine whether Hudson Valley Bone and Joint Surgeons LLP waived Empire Plan members outofpocket costs and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/09/08/united-healthcare-overpayments-services-provided-hudson-valley-bone-and-joint-surgeons-llpOversight of Student Immunization in Schools
… To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public … for religious or medical reasons. Pursuant to the State Education Law, SED is responsible for hearing appeals related … To determine if the Department of Health DOH and State Education Department SED are following the States public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/16/oversight-student-immunization-schoolsAssociation for the Advancement of the Blind and Retarded – Options for People Through Services Program
… an additional $65.8 million. Payments to AABR are based on rates set by OPWDD. Key Findings Based on a sample of paid … expenses when developing its contractor reimbursement rates. OPWDD needs to enhance its monitoring of Program … by AABR. Key Recommendations Recalculate reimbursement rates using actual expenses for future OPTS contractor …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/07/26/association-advancement-blind-and-retarded-options-people-through-services-programExamination of Superstorm Sandy Expenses
… After the election was over, DHSES distributed some of this equipment to additional locations (e.g., firehouses) for … to the State Finance Law, or (iii) was not recovered. This includes approximately $229,000 for 637 lights, $73,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/03/21/examination-superstorm-sandy-expensesCancer Service Network, Inc.
… contractors for some of those administrative services. Mr. Joseph Junkovic is the Chairman of CSN and the CEO of JLJ … and its sole employee. Key Findings We found Mr. Joseph Junkovic knowingly overbilled DOH and was paid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/24/cancer-service-network-incPSCH, Inc.
… training at the Montauk Yacht Club Resort & Marina. For this event, PSCH claimed $31,908 (more than half the total … 2012-2013 CFR for the $152,680 in findings identified in this report. Ensure PSCH staff charge expenses in accordance …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/05/19/psch-incReview of Collecto, Inc
… Purpose The objective of our examination was to determine whether payments made by the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center (Downstate) to Collecto, … amount collected by account type and size. Key Findings Of the $29,288 we examined, we found overpayments of $14,355 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/06/30/review-collecto-incExamination of Outstanding Premiums
… Consider system enhancements to identify policyholders and account balances for each category of receivables. Assess the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/08/19/examination-outstanding-premiumsLow-Income Housing Trust Fund Program
… support from the Division of Housing and Community Renewal (Division) to administer these activities. Key … of Interest Division of Housing and Community Renewal: Housing Preference for Disabled Veterans (2010-S-42) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/08/28/low-income-housing-trust-fund-programProcessing of Paper Tax Returns
… Industries for the Disabled (NYSID)/SourceHOV were met and, if not, to assess actions the Department of Taxation and Finance (Department) has taken to correct the problems and ensure satisfactory contractor performance in the future. … State Industries for the Disabled NYSIDSourceHOV were met and if not to assess actions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/04/09/processing-paper-tax-returnsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… for petty cash expenses. SED does not routinely resolve old outstanding items or review any paid checks and … to update its records. Promptly investigate and resolve old outstanding items and resolve the five items on the March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/09/08/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsControls Over Cash Advance Accounts
… To determine whether the Workers Compensation Board WCB has adequate controls over the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2014/06/25/controls-over-cash-advance-accountsManagement of Internal Controls
… in facilities and programs of the CNSE. According to FRMC, this investment has resulted in the creation of about 3,100 … for two Board Directors. FRMC amended Form 990 to correct this lack of disclosure when we pointed out the deficiency. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/01/23/management-internal-controlsMedicaid Program – Reducing Medicaid Costs for Recipients With End Stage Renal Disease
… diagnosed with end stage renal disease who were eligible for, but not enrolled in, Medicare. The audit covered the … can pay a recipient’s Medicare premiums, deductibles, and coinsurance amounts, which allows for a significant cost … ESRD have been eligible for Medicare benefits. This allows state Medicaid programs to transfer some of the medical costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/03/01/medicaid-program-reducing-medicaid-costs-recipients-end-stage-renal-diseaseCriminal History Background Checks of Unlicensed Health Care Employees
… Purpose To determine if the Department of Health (Department) … Facilities (ACF), and Home Health Care (HHC) providers to adequately safeguard patients through requests for … To determine if the Department of Health effectively oversees and monitors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/08/criminal-history-background-checks-unlicensed-health-care-employeesOversight of Construction Management Contracts
… the State of New York (DASNY) to serve as the construction manager of a $25 million Niagara Falls State Park … contracts with private firms to serve as the construction manager (term contracts). Parks currently has ten active CM …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/06/24/oversight-construction-management-contractsOversight of Direct Placement of Children
… controls in place to ensure that children placed in the direct care of relatives or a suitable person via Family … a safe environment. The audit covers children who were in direct placement between January 1, 2014 and December 31, … a child in foster care. One alternative to foster care is direct placement, where a child is placed in the direct …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/03/02/oversight-direct-placement-childrenOversight of Runaway and Homeless Youth
… if the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is adequately overseeing runaway and homeless youth and … county – regardless of whether it receives OCFS funding – is required to complete and submit a Child and Family … of services and the allocation of resources. OCFS is responsible for reviewing and approving all county …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/08/06/oversight-runaway-and-homeless-youth