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Empire BlueCross BlueShield Special Items Made to Englewood Hospital and Medical Center from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… Empire’s payments to Englewood are generally based on standard fee schedules. However, Englewood is entitled to … as implants, drugs, and blood) that are not covered by the standard fee schedules. Per Empire’s agreement with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/empire-bluecross-blueshield-special-items-made-englewood-hospital-and-medical-centerSelected Payments for Special Items Made to St. Mary's Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… for special items were made according to the provisions of the agreement between Empire and St. Mary’s. Background … primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. The Department of Civil Service contracts with Empire to administer the hospitalization portion of the Plan. Empire processes Plan claims for hospital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-st-marys-hospital-january-1-2011-through-march-31-2011Selected Payments for Special Items Made to Albany Medical Center from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… AMC. Empire’s payments to AMC are generally based on standard fee schedules. However, AMC is entitled to … as implants, drugs, and blood) that are not covered by the standard fee schedules. Per Empire’s agreement with AMC, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-albany-medical-center-january-1-2011-through-march-31Selected Payments for Special Items Made to Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital from January 1, 2011 through March 31, 2011
… Purpose To determine if BlueCross BlueShield’s (Empire’s) payments to Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (Bassett) … Insurance Program (NYSHIP) provides health insurance coverage to active and retired State, participating local … district employees and their dependents. The Empire Plan (Plan) is the primary health benefits plan for NYSHIP. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/02/01/selected-payments-special-items-made-mary-imogene-bassett-hospital-january-1-2011-throughSelected Employee Travel Expenses
… 21 travel charges totaling $8,386. As a result, we have no assurance that these travel expenses complied with rules and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2013/11/01/selected-employee-travel-expensesReal Property Tax Cap: Overview of the Role of the Office of the State Comptroller
… The State’s property tax cap limits the amount of property taxes that local … A) law [pdf]. Determines How Local Governments Report Tax Cap Information Local governments and school districts … in a reserve fund if a local government: exceeds the tax cap due to clerical or technical errors; or exceeds the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/property-tax-cap/real-property-tax-cap-overview-role-office-state-comptrollerUse of Vendor-Supported Technology
… August 29, 2019. About the Program NFTA is a New York State public benefit corporation responsible for public … As a public benefit corporation, NFTA must adhere to the State Information Security Policy (Policy) established by the State Office of Information Technology Services. The Policy …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/12/use-vendor-supported-technologyMedicaid Overpayments for Inpatient Care Involving Mechanical Ventilation Services
… Hospitals use International Classification of Diseases (ICD) procedure codes on their claims to report mechanical … ventilation services. When hospitals use a specific ICD procedure code to report a patient received 96 … for 4,874 inpatient APR-DRG claims that included an ICD procedure code for 96 consecutive hours or more of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/medicaid-overpayments-inpatient-care-involving-mechanical-ventilation-servicesContract Advisory No. 25
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https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/advisories/contract-advisory/25-electronic-documents-submission-system-edssVillage of Herkimer – Clerk-Treasurer's Records and Reports (2024M-136)
… maintained complete, accurate and up-to-date financial records and reports. Key Findings The current and former … not maintain complete, accurate or up-to-date financial records and reports. As a result, the Village Board (Board) … we prepared, and total cash in the financial records was $1.9 million higher than the Village’s total …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/village/2025/03/14/village-herkimer-clerk-treasurers-records-and-reports-2024m-136Alden Central School District – Fuel Management (2024M-90)
… School District (District) officials properly managed fuel operations. Key Findings District officials did not properly manage fuel operations. Specifically, the Superintendent of Schools … clear written guidance or provide adequate oversight of fuel management including: verifying the quantity of fuel …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2024/10/25/alden-central-school-district-fuel-management-2024m-90Galen-Clyde Joint Fire District – Board Oversight and Information Technology (2014M-329)
… Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to assess the Board’s oversight of the District’s financial … the period January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014 and to identify any security vulnerabilities within the … period 2011 through 2013. The Board improperly transferred to the general fund a net total of $40,000 from the capital …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2015/04/21/galen-clyde-joint-fire-district-board-oversight-and-information-technologyVillage of Almond – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-14)
… Village Chief Fiscal Officer’s (CFO) financial records and reports, Filed the required Annual Financial Report (AFR) … to be audited, the CFO’s 2022-23 financial records and reports, as required by New York State Village Law (Village … control receivable account was not maintained and interim reports, such as trial balances and bank reconciliations were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-almond-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-14Village of Mount Kisco – Transparency of Fiscal Activities (S9-24-18)
… (OSC), and l Reported the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public in a transparent manner. Key … Section 30. Report the results of the Village’s fiscal activities to the public, as required by GML Section 30 and … condition of the CFO’s records and the Village’s fiscal activities. As a result, taxpayers and interested parties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/village-mount-kisco-transparency-fiscal-activities-s9-24-18Main-Transit Fire Department – Credit Cards (2024M-77)
… $1,125 for cable Internet service, cell phone services and car washes. However, the cardholder did not provide invoices …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2025/01/03/main-transit-fire-department-credit-cards-2024m-77-0Sauquoit Fire District No. 1 – Controls Over Financial Activities (2014M-178)
… the State, distinct and separate from the Town of Paris, in Oneida County. The District is governed by a five-member … annual financial report (AUD) was prepared and filed in a timely manner or that an annual audit of the Treasurer’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2014/09/05/sauquoit-fire-district-no-1-controls-over-financial-activities-2014m-178Crystal Beach Volunteer Fire Department – Misappropriation of Funds (2014M-243)
… approximately $202,000. Key Findings The Treasurer and his wife misappropriated more than $95,000 of Department funds. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-company-or-department/2014/11/14/crystal-beach-volunteer-fire-department-misappropriation-fundsVillage of Fairport Urban Renewal Agency – Board Governance (2015M-196)
… records for the three entities. The Agency inappropriately gifted $250,000 in assets to the FLDC. The Agency made an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/miscellaneous/2016/03/31/village-fairport-urban-renewal-agency-board-governance-2015m-196Introduction – Travel and Conference Expense Management
… or to perform other job-related duties. While travel and conference expenses are generally not a significant budgetary … improper or even fraudulent reimbursements make travel and conference expenses a risk area that creates the need for … to provide guidance regarding the management of travel and conference expenses. Some examples of our audit findings in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/publications/travel-conference-expense/introductionTuckahoe Common School District – Purchasing (2013M-158)
… policy by publicly advertising for bids for purchases and public work contracts that are subject to competitive bid … personnel comply with the District’s purchasing policy and regulation by obtaining required verbal and/or written quotes for purchases that are not required by …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2013/11/08/tuckahoe-common-school-district-purchasing-2013m-158