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Best Practices – Information Technology Contingency Planning
There are several steps entities can take to improve their ability to quickly restore electronic data
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/it-contingency-planning/best-practices-0Nursing Home Surveillance (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Nursing Home Surveillance ( 2015-S-26 ). Background The Department of Health (Department) oversees nursing home facilities in New York State through its Division of … State regulations and procedures for conducting nursing home surveys and whether survey processes, including the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/03/08/nursing-home-surveillance-followExamination of Center for Economic Growth, Inc.
… practices were inadequate, thus resulting in CEG receiving reimbursement for: ineligible expenses; expenses not …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/14/examination-center-economic-growth-incMedicaid Claims Submitted by Accordis, Inc. on Behalf of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
… with all applicable regulations and policies. New York State regulations required healthcare providers to review … of the claims to eMedNY, as required by New York State regulations. Key Recommendations Implement eMedNY … bureau) submitting them to eMedNY, as required by New York State regulations. Review the $533 in payments we identified …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/03/12/medicaid-claims-submitted-accordis-inc-behalf-new-york-city-health-and-hospitalsMedicaid Program - Medicaid Overpayments for Certain Medicare Part C Claims
… providers for services rendered to recipients enrolled in UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plan: … Background Many Medicaid recipients are also enrolled in Medicare. Such recipients are commonly referred to as “dual-eligibles.” In 1997, Congress established Medicare Part C, the Medicare …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/01/16/medicaid-program-medicaid-overpayments-certain-medicare-part-c-claimsAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014
… Compensation Board (Board) has adequate procedures in place to accurately report its assessable expenses related … our audit pursuant to legislative mandates included in these statutes, which direct the Comptroller and the Chair … Board to ascertain the annual amount of expenses incurred in the administration of these Laws. Our audit covered the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/10/26/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-fiscal-year-ended-march-31-2014Empire BlueCross – Improper Payments for Intraocular Lens Claims Billed by Hospitals
… Objective To determine whether Empire BlueCross properly paid hospital claims for … and school district employees, and their dependents. The Empire Plan is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP, covering nearly 1.1 million members. Empire BlueCross (Empire) administers the hospital portion of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/20/empire-bluecross-improper-payments-intraocular-lens-claims-billed-hospitalsMedicaid Program – Improper Payments for Brand Name Drugs
… is equivalent to the brand name drug. Prescribers of drugs can indicate that a brand name drug is necessary by directing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/12/13/medicaid-program-improper-payments-brand-name-drugsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… paid for hospice services that should have been covered by Medicare or a Medicaid managed care organization; and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careCVS Health – Temporary Holding Account Rebate Revenue
… billion in commercial drug rebates (rebates exclusive of Medicare Part D rebates). Key Findings CVS Health improperly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/10/17/cvs-health-temporary-holding-account-rebate-revenueAccounts Payable Advisory No. 3
… ID. Select the appropriate Address Sequence on the Invoice tab of the voucher for the address from where the vendor … originated. If an address is not selected on the Invoice tab, the system will populate the default address associated … Select the appropriate Address Sequence on the Payments tab of the voucher that corresponds to the address on the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/3-address-sequenceAccounts Payable Advisory No. 28
… of the New York Codes, Rules and Regulations requires the head of an agency to certify to the Comptroller annually, or at any time there is a new head of the agency, that the agency has sufficient internal … Section 110 of New York State Finance Law requires the head of the agency certify or approve vouchers for submission …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/accounts-payable-advisory/28-internal-controls-certificationEndwell Fire District – Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-277)
… District is a district corporation of the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Union and the County of Broome in which it is located. The Board of … were for proper purposes. The Board did not audit and approve 63 disbursements prior to payment, totaling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/01/31/endwell-fire-district-controls-over-financial-operations-2013m-277Caledonia Fire Department – Internal Controls Over Financial Operations (2013M-356)
… required code of ethics. The by-laws do not address all areas of financial operations and contain contradictory … complete, current and accurate financial records for all Department activity, complete and document bank … detailed monthly and annual financial reports. Ensure that all disbursements are properly supported with appropriate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/03/14/caledonia-fire-department-internal-controls-over-financialRescue Fire Company, Inc. – Unaccounted-For Bar Receipts (2012M-250)
… with Company officials the deficiencies related to the bar cash receipts. According to Company officials, the bar committee chairman produced $10,505 in cash at the … officials told us that over the last several years, the bar committee chairman was able to divert cash from the cash …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2013/04/19/rescue-fire-company-inc-unaccounted-bar-receipts-2012m-250Town of Rossie – Records and Reports and Cash Disbursements (2013M-168)
… for 2011. The Board has not ensured that the records of all Town officials and employees who handle cash are properly … The Board has not established a system to ensure that all claims are presented for audit prior to payment. We … reconciliations agree with accounting records, and that all discrepancies are investigated and corrected immediately. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/10/04/town-rossie-records-and-reports-and-cash-disbursements-2013m-168Frontier Central School District – Financial Condition and Mobile Devices (2013M-297)
… audit was to assess the District’s financial condition and mobile device environment for the period July 1, 2010 through … officials did not establish adequate safeguards over mobile devices, and that District employees did not use mobile devices in accordance with the District’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2014/02/28/frontier-central-school-district-financial-condition-and-mobile-devicesVillage of Montgomery – Purchasing and Information Technology (2013M-210)
… to obtaining quotes or RFPs are complied with. Ensure that all of the Village’s data is backed up to a secure off-site …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2013/10/25/village-montgomery-purchasing-and-information-technology-2013m-210Town of Huntington – Payroll and Legal Services (2013M-28)
… of Audit The purpose of our audit was to review employee payroll and payments for legal services for the period … were $200 million. Key Findings The Town may have higher payroll costs than necessary because Town officials did not … Town of Huntington Payroll and Legal Services 2013M28 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/town/2013/05/24/town-huntington-payroll-and-legal-services-2013m-28Village of Greenwich – Justice Court Operations (2014M-023)
… and issued. Further, Court officials did not use manual press numbered duplicate receipts as a mitigating control. … to the reconciled bank balance each month. Use manual press numbered receipts in addition to the computer generated …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/justice-court/2014/05/30/village-greenwich-justice-court-operations-2014m-023